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  • Golf Course - Tipton IN
    The WPA constructed the first nine holes of the Tipton golf course in 1937.  
  • Golf Course - Hancock NY
    The WPA constructed the Town of Hancock Golf Course in Hancock, New York in 1941.
  • Golf Course - Forsyth GA
    The WPA helped build Forstyth Golf Course in 1935.
  • Bowden Golf Course - Macon GA
    The WPA helped build Bowden Golf Course in 1940. From the Bowden Golf Course website: "The 18-hole Bowden Golf Course in Macon, Georgia is a public golf course that opened in 1940. Designed by W.P.A., Bowden Golf Course measures 6570 yards from the longest tees and has a slope rating of 119 and a 69.7 USGA rating. The course features 3 sets of tees for different skill levels." According to Georgia Public Broadcasting, only the benches and pump house are original to the WPA construction. The course was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.  
  • Golf Course - Canton GA
    From Marguerite Cline in the Cherokee Tribune: "Construction of the current Canton Golf Course was a part of President Franklin Roosevelt's 1930s New Deal. It was built by the WPA - Works Progress Administration program. Critics joked about the program and said that WPA meant 'We Piddle Around.' But that was not the case when the Canton golf course was built."
  • Middle School Additions - Knob Noster MO
    The PWA constructed a large gymnasium, auditorium, and additional classroom space with entry hall at Knob Noster Middle School in 1939, at a cost of $40,296.
  • Laclede School - Laclede MO
    This PWA project was an addition to the rear of the existing 2-story Laclede school. The building is no longer in use as a school.
  • Galt School - Galt MO
    This PWA-constructed school is a combination of classrooms and an auditorium that is just south of the high school building.  It has a dark brick façade with the name and date clearly carved into the cornerstone. It is now Grundy County Middle School.
  • Kearney Middle School Addition - Kearney MO
    The school addition from 1939 has been completely surrounded by subsequent additions and the top of walls and the roof are the only parts that can be seen from the outside, immediately behind the original building with present use as Kearney Middle School.
  • Wells Hall, Northwest Missouri State University - Maryville MO
    Wells Hall was built by the PWA in 1938 to house the library, and is named after the university's first librarian, Edwin C. Wells.  Currently, it houses offices for Communication, Theatre, Modern Languages, Mass Communication, and TV and radio stations.  It has a brick façade with concrete elements that blend with the buildings throughout the campus.
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