Stoddard Hall was constructed with federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds. “The first Stoddard Hall was the original state dormitory at TWU and was completed in 1908. The current building was completed in 1936 and now is home to the… read more
Texas Woman University’s original Austin Hall was constructed with federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds. “Named after Texas hero Stephen F. Austin, the hall was constructed in 1936-37 on the site of the original “dorm row.”” The building is since… read more
Texas Woman University’s original Houston Hall was constructed with federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds ca. 1936-7. The building is since demolished; a building in the newer Lowry Woods Apartments complex on campus has also been given the name Houston… read more
Originally the Fine Arts Building, Texas Woman University’s Visual Arts Building was constructed with federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds in 1936.
Originally Texas Woman University’s Science Building, the structure that is now part of the Ann Stuart Science Complex was constructed with federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds in 1936.
The former Texas Woman’s University gymnasium was constructed with the assistance of Work Projects Administration (W.P.A.) funds and labor. Located at the northwest former of N. Bell Ave. and Administration Dr., the W.P.A. contributed $40,000 toward the project.
The original Texas Woman’s University “Demonstration School served the teaching students of the University’s College of Education as a means of gaining practical experience. The original building was erected at the southeast corner of Bell Avenue and Texas Street in… read more
Originally known as the Music and Speech Building, TWU’s Music Hall was constructed with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds. “[Also formerly] called the Household Arts Building and the second major instructional facility on campus … it… read more
Pictured here is a postcard of the Little Chapel in the Woods on the Campus of Texas Woman’s University in Denton, TX. It was built by the NYA and designed by O’Neil Ford and Arch Swank (O’Neil Ford is a… read more
Multiple New Deal agencies, including the Public Works Administration (P.W.A.), Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.), and National Youth Administration (N.Y.A.), were involved in dramatically developing and transforming what was then the Texas State College for Women (now Texas Woman’s University) in… read more