The Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) and the Works Progress Administration (WPA) built the Mountainair Municipal Auditorium in Mountainair, NM between 1934 and 1936. Local architect-builder Everett Grist designed the structure. Presently, the auditorium operates under the name Robert J… read more
The Works Progress Administration built sidewalks at the south east corner of Lincoln and North Main Street in the central business district of Walnut Creek, CA.
Kalamazoo’s Bronson Park featured an Art Deco-style fountain built with help from the Works Progress Administration (WPA). The fountain was located toward the east side of the park. Kalamazoo Business and Professional Women’s Club held a competition, awarding the first… read more
Various New Deal agencies built the Silver Lake Reservoir in Rochester MN. According to the City of Rochester “Silver Lake is actually a reservoir that was created by first, hand-digging a basin to hold water, and then constructing a dam… read more
At the behest of the city of Barrett, Minnesota, the Civil Works Administration (CWA) built a combination public auditorium and high school gymnasium in 1933-34. The CWA provided the labor from the ranks of local unemployed workers and the city… read more
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) did extensive improvements at Armstrong State Park, circa 1935-1936. Relief workers built an amphitheater, a community building (including warden’s headquarters), picnic areas with stone stoves and tables built from native redwood, a timber bridge, two… read more
The National Youth Administration built a shelter next to the former Vernon High School, now a community building. It was probably a shelter for a water pump (now removed) at the Vernon School playground.
The house was first leased to the Arthur Murphy family inn 1938, The entire farm consisted of 299 acres. The house was donated and moved in March 2014 to the FiberMax Center for Discovery (formerly the Bayer Museum of Agriculture)… read more
Original Use: “The building, one of the finest in the state for any village of this size, was made possible by the public spiritedness. of the residents of the community and the wholehearted co-operation of the National Youth Administration that… read more
The Works Progress Administration built the Baird High School gym, football field, and wall in Baird TX.