The historic Chester Town Hall was constructed during the Great Depression with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a grant of $16,830 for the project, whose total cost was $39,713. Construction occurred March 1936… read more
Chester, Massachusetts is located along Route 20 in western Massachusetts, about 15 miles west of Westfield State University. It was a site along the Boston and Albany Railroad (B&A) from the mid 1800s due to the presence of quarries in… read more
Eads’ town hall was a 1938 WPA project. From Canyons and Plains of Southeast Colorado: On October 7, 1938 the Town of Eads held a huge celebration around the dedication of three buildings completed by WPA workers: the town hall,… read more
Situated on a grassy square, the Elida Town Hall was constructed in 1939 with WPA financing. The community applied for the project on September 12, 1938, requesting $3,820.49. It was built as a combination village office and fire station. The… read more
“Friday Harbor’s Town Hall was built in 1936 using Works Progress Administration (WPA) funding. The project was developed to house a new town government building and the public library. The Town’s attorney, Elmond Genest and Mrs. Leon (Minnie) Little had… read more
The Public Works Administration (PWA) provided a $99,470 grant for construction of the Town Hall for Harrison, New Jersey. The building bears a 1936 cornerstone. Completed in 1937, the total cost of the project was $313,245. PWA Docket No. NJ [W]1168
“In the mid-1930s, U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt created a federal work relief program for the unemployed. Called the Works Progress Administration, it resulted in the construction of public works projects all over the country, including several in Boulder County. Jamestown’s Town Hall—built in 1935 with local materials… read more
Johnston, Rhode Island’s Town Hall was constructed as a federal Public Works Administration (PWA) project between October 1938 and October 1939. The PWA supplied a $27,000 grant; the total cost of the project was $55,501. (PWA Docket No. RI [X]1170)
The 1936 town hall building in Marshall, Michigan was constructed with the assistance of Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds. The P.W.A. supplied $40,886 for the project, whose total cost was $91,459. PWA Docket No. MI [W]1079
The Midway Town Hall, originally the Midway Recreation Center, was constructed with Works Progress Administration (WPA) funds and local labor in 1941. The building reflects the popular style of Midway, which early on adopted a Swiss look to go with… read more
“The Rush Town Hall was originally built in 1935 as a Works Projects Administration (WPA) endeavor, during the Depression. The style of architecture chosen for the building was Colonial Revival, a prevalent form of the day. The cornerstone was laid… read more
Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) labor created a new Town Hall in Salisbury, Mass. WPA Bulletin, 1937: Town business in Salisbury for years has been conducted in homes of officials, rented offices and in the Town Hall which is so small… read more
This was and remains Smithfield’s first permanent town hall building. It is one of the most prominent buildings in Georgiaville, the part of town the building is in. A local historical society report describes the structure: “Smithfield Town Hall 1939:… read more
Stoneham’s historic town hall building was built with the assistance of the federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.). The agency supplied a $75,951 grant for the town hall’s construction, whose total cost was $161,225. Construction occurred between Nov. 1938 and Oct…. read more
“Thorntown acquired a new town hall, built with labor provided by the FERA.” The cornerstone was laid July 20, 1935. The building is still in use.
The WPA allocated $2,539 toward construction of what was then the town hall of Three Forks, Montana in August 1938. It is presumed that the site is still active as Three Forks’s City Hall.
Veazie ME’s Town Hall was built in 1938 with funding from the New Deal, almost surely the Public Works Administration (PWA). Jean Hamilton’s local history has this to say: “The Great Depression hit Veazie about as hard as everywhere else…. read more
Wareham Town Hall was constructed as a New Deal Public Works Administration (PWA) project. The PWA provided a grant of $72,000 to the town for the project, whose total cost was $194,982. Construction occurred between Feb. 1938 and Jan. 1939…. read more
Westover Hills is an independent community but many people who live there use “Fort Worth” in their address (Westover Hills shares the 76107 zip code with a portion of west Fort Worth). The town hall was constructed by the WPA… read more
Yorktown, New York’s town hall was built during the Great Depression with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $20,000 loan and $7,200 grant; the total cost of the project was $26,620. Work occurred… read more
The historic former Town Hall building in Georgia [Center], Vermont was constructed as the Baptist Church in 1800. The building was renovated and re-landscaped as part of a federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) project. The building is no longer extant.
The former Town Hall in Blackstone, Massachusetts was developed with the assistance of federal funds during the New Deal. While documentation is not entirely clear, writing suggests that multiple New Deal agencies were involved in the town hall building’s initial… read more
“According to a bronze plaque located on the east side of the building, the original town hall was built from 1936-1937 by the Works Progress Administration (WPA). The two-story brick structure was one of the earliest projects in Morgan County…. read more
Fillmore, Utah’s historic former town hall was constructed as a federal New Deal project with the assistance of Works Progress Administration (WPA) labor. The building is now privately owned (home for years to Deano’s Pizza).
Historic plaque: “This Art Moderne Red Brick Building built by the WPA (Works Progress Administration) served as the Town Hall and Community Center [for Florence, Wisconsin]. Mac Hanisch Sr., architect with Unit Structures, used massive arched, glued & laminated (glulam)… read more
“The two-story former town hall was built in the early 1930s by the Works Progress Administration, and served as Greenwood’s meeting place until 1998. … The hall includes “a large upstairs meeting hall and stage, an entrance vestibule and stairhall,… read more
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed a then-town hall for Layton, Utah during the Great Depression. The exact location and status of the building is presently unknown to Living New Deal.
WPA crews built the Milaca town hall in 1938. It is now the location of the Milaca Area Historical Society and the Milaca Museum.
“This Town-owned building of Colonial Revival design is located on the east side of South Main Street and was constructed in 1939 as a Work s Progress Administration (WPA) project with local labor and native materials.”
The WPA constructed a small stone town hall for the town of Porum in 1940. A 1985 Oklahoma Landmarks Survey described the building: “This town hall is a single-story, rectangular (47′ x 34′) structure constructed of uncut native stone of… read more
The federal Public Works Administration (PWA) sponsored the construction of a new town hall for West Hartford during the Great Depression. The PWA provided a $134,782 grant for the project, whose total cost was $321,176. Construction occurred between Dec. 1935… read more
Improvements, including building painting, were made to the old Millbury, Massachusetts town hall (destroyed by fire in 1971) with Federal Emergency Relief Act funds in 1933. 282 Millbury locals were given employment in 1933 as a result of the federal… read more
The Civil Works Administration (CWA) conducted improvement and repair work at the then-Town Hall in Mills, Wyoming. The location of the structure is unknown to Living New Deal. Cassity: “The CWA repaired and remodeled the city hall in Mills, reworking… read more
“City officials of the town of Monroe, were today advised that the Town Hall and the Library were due for remodeling to the extent of $2,400, it was learned from the office of Don G. Abel, State Administrator of the… read more
Ipswich’s historic town hall building was originally constructed as the community’s high school between 1935 and 1937. The Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) supplied a $105,075 grant for the school’s construction, whose total cost was $265,575. Construction occurred between Dec. 1935… read more
The historic Wayland Town Hall building was constructed as the town’s high school during the Great Depression. It was built as a New Deal project, undertaken with federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds. The P.W.A. supplied a $30,025 grant for… read more
The former high school in Northborough, Massachusetts, received a large addition as part of a New Deal Public Works Administration (PWA) project. Construction occurred in 1935. “Without the Public Works Administration’s contribution of 45% of the cost, Northborough had little… read more
The historic one-room Roosevelt School in Hamlin, Maine—now the community’s town hall—was constructed in 1933. Sources suggest that the building was affiliated with the New Deal. It was likely constructed with federal Civil Works Administration (C.W.A.) labor. The building has… read more
The Scotland Neck Historic District contains multiple buildings constructed by the Works Progress Administration (WPA). “A one-and-one-half-story brick Colonial Revival-style building was constructed in 1939 on East Eleventh Street through the cooperative efforts of the Town of Scotland Neck and… read more
An online history of Monson reports about the former town hall: “Destroyed in the fire of December 28, 1888. Rebuilt. The annex built in the 1930’s by W.P.A. men. The GAR turned the building over to the Town of Monson… read more
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