Completion Year: 1940

On March 14th, 1939, the Washington Post reported the allocation of funds by the Public Works Administration (PWA) for the construction of a fire alarm headquarters for Washington DC: "Construction of the new District fire alarm headquarters building in McMillan Park, near Fourth and Douglas streets, at a cost of $183,994 was approved yesterday by the PWA. The building contract was awarded to Jeffress-Dyer, Inc., of 1719 K street northwest. Funds will come from a $500.000 combined loan and grant in PWA funds authorized last fall. The building will house the fire alarm system, storage room. repair shop and offices for H. A....

According to the Washington Post, the Public Works Administration (PWA) paid for additions to the District Jail, first built in 1876.  In 1938, four new cell blocks, two connecting wings, a new powerhouse, and a new laundry facility were proposed. In 1940, the Post listed unspecified "remodeling operations" as part of the work on the jail. According to The Hill Is Home (blog), by 1983 the jail had been razed and its functions performed by the new jail just to the south, at 19th and D streets SE. The site of the former jail is now the St.Coletta of Greater Washington...

Building B of the District of Columbia court complex was built in 1940 to house the district's Juvenile Court, with funds provided by the Public Works Administration (PWA).   It was part of a sweeping renovation of downtown DC in the late 1920s and 1930s, including the Judiciary Square area, with many new federal buildings built or completed under the New Deal. Building B of the court complex is visible in the aerial photograph behind the older,  columned Court of Appeals building in the center.   It has a pale green roof and sits just east of the open square. DC court building...

The Stewart Lee Udall Department of the Interior building contains one of the largest collections of New Deal art in Washington DC by some of the finest American artists of the time. The Department of Interior Museum organizes tours by prior arrangement.  Henry Varnum Poor painted "Conservation of American Wildlife" in 1939, with funding from the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.  This enormous fresco, covering an entire end wall at the north end of the 3d floor corridor,  acknowledges the work of the Bureau of Biological Survey and Bureau of Fisheries (reorganized into the US Fish and Wildlife Service in 1940)....

The historic post office in Appalachia, Virginia houses an example of New Deal artwork: a mural entitled "Appalachia." The Treasury Section of Fine Arts commissioned the work, which was created by Lucile Blanch, which was completed and installed in the post office lobby in 1940.

The historic post office in Pomeroy, Ohio houses New Deal artwork: wood reliefs entitled "Coal" and "Salt." The Treasury Section of Fine Arts commissioned the work, which was created by Seth M. Velsey, which was completed and installed in the post office lobby in 1940.

The historic post office in Marysville, Ohio houses an example of New Deal artwork: a fresco entitled "The Farmer." The Treasury Section of Fine Arts commissioned the work, which was created by James Egleson, which was completed and installed in the post office lobby in 1940.

The historic post office in Dennison, Ohio houses an example of New Deal artwork: "Passenger Pigeon," a Treasury of Fine Arts-commissioned oil-on-canvas mural by Edmund J. Sawyer. The work was completed and installed in the post office lobby in 1940.

The historic post office in Bluffton, Ohio was constructed in 1940 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service today.

The Downtown Station post office in Golden, Colorado was constructed in 1940 with federal Treasury Department funds. The cornerstone has been hidden or obliterated during the addition of a ramp, but there is a local landmark plaque put up by the City of Golden. It is a simple single-story building in a Classical Moderne style with a green metal roof. The small tower on top is unusual, as if the architect was undecided between Moderne and Federalist styles.  There is a notable, round metal sculpture over the door and it appears that the entrance has been modified by the addition of...