Waterworks – Monaca PA
In 1940, the Works Progress Administration reconstructed Monaca’s waterworks with locally quarried stone. The project cost $50,000. A marker on the building identifies it as “W.P.A. PROJECT NO. 21284.”
CCC Camp S-82, Company 1139 – Townsend MA
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) built the CCC Camp S-82, Company 1139, in Townsend, MA, starting on August 1st, 1935. Camp S-82 was located near an old granite quarry off Old Turnpike Road and the Boston and Maine Railroad tracks,… read more
Stuart Hall, Arsenal Technical High School – Indianapolis IN
Stuart Hall was constructed in 1939-40 with New Deal funding, presumably from the Public Works Administration (PWA) (then under the Federal Works Administration). The building, which is named after Arsenal Tech’s first principal, stands in the center of the 75-acre… read more
Warren County Courthouse – Vicksburg MS
The Public Works Administration (PWA) of the Federal Works Agency funded the construction of the stately Warren County Courthouse in Vicksburg, Mississippi.
Pine Village Gym – Pine Village IN
Elementary school gymnasium (February 2023), formerly a high school gymnasium. The gym will be demolished in March 2023 because deterioration of the concrete walls is not repairable.
Carmel High School – Carmel CA
The New Deal helped build Carmel High School in 1940. In 1939, the city of Carmel purchased the lot and secured a bond issue for $165,000 for the school. Groundbreaking came in early 1940 and school opened in September. … read more
Poland Municipal Forest (Improvements) – Poland OH
According to the park’s website: “1940 Jack Zedaker leads boys from the National Youth Administration in building two shelter houses (Zedaker Pavilion and the Shelter House at “Indian Spring” near Gutknecht Entrance), four footbridges, planting of trees, construction of trail… read more
Salt Lake County Street Signs – Salt Lake County UT
Richard R. Lyman was a civil engineer and the vice-chairman of the Utah State Road Commission from 1908-1919. During the 1930s he was a member of an American Society of Civil Engineers commission that developed a grid system for street… read more
School Complex – Terry MS
Terry planned a bond issue vote in the amount of $25,000 to supplement a $40,000 allotment from the Works Progress Administration to construct new school buildings. The new buildings were needed as a result of the Rural Settlement Administration project… read more
Angela Boulevard Bridge – South Bend IN
In 1938, the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners applied to the Public Works Administration (PWA) for funding to expand the Angela Boulevard Bridge, a critical link for motorists traveling to the Notre Dame stadium for football games. After receiving… read more