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  • Fairhaven Hotel (former) Renovations - Bellingham WA
    Bellingham, Washington's old historic Fairhaven Hotel occupied the northeast corner of 12th Street and Harris Ave. "A new use for a famous old landmark in Bellingham hes been found with a recently approved Works Progress Administration project designed to convert the old Fairhaven Hotel into a community recreational center and headquarters for local public welfare agencies. ... he question of what to do with the county-owned historic building is now settled." The building is no longer extant, having been destroyed during the mid-1950s.
  • Fairmont Park - Salt Lake City UT
    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) helped create the old Forest Dale city park in the Sugarhouse section of southern Salt Lake City UT in 1935-37. The name was later changed to Fairmont Park (the adjoining Forest Dale golf course kept the old name). The park has been renovated and altered in recent years, especially the addition of a pond create on the little creek that runs through it (a branch of Parlays Creek), new pickleball courts, a skate park and a modern aquatic center.  But elements of the WPA-built park remain, including, no doubt, many of the old trees. At the northeast...
  • Fairview Cemetery Wall - Shawnee OK
    New Deal work relief labor constructed the stunning stone wall on the west side of the Fairview Cemetery in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Per one source, in 1936, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) built the wall. A newspaper article from 1934 suggests the ivil Works Administration (CWA) paid laborers to develop the wall. The wall, which is approximately 1320 feet long, runs north to south along the east side of N. Harrison Avenue. The cemetery itself was established in 1897 and spans nearly 80 acres on the eastern side of the City of Shawnee. The Waymarking webpage for the cemetery wall describes it...
  • Falls County Courthouse - Marlin TX
    Excerpts from the state historical marker read: "Work began on a fifth Falls County courthouse in 1938. A county bond issue for $130,000 was matched with a 45% Public Works Administration grant in 1938. The cornerstone was leveled by the Grand Lodge of Texas, A. F. & A. M., on July 4, 1939, and the building was completed by December. . . The courthouse was designed in the Art Moderne style by architect Arthur E. Thomas of Dallas, and was constructed by San Antonio contractors Hill and Combs. . .The 1939 Falls County courthouse continues to serve as the center of...
  • Family Court Building (demolished) Improvements - Brooklyn NY
    The federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) undertook a sizable public building improvement project in Brooklyn, New York beginning in 1935.  The project involved the "Improvement of Public Buildings and Offices" at more than 30 locations, including the no-longer-extant Family Court building at 327 Schermerhorn St.
  • Fargo Arena (former) - Fargo ND
    The old Fargo Arena was a short-lived recreation facility. Located at Island Park, it has been largely dismantled, though its shell remains. The facility was constructed in the northwest corner of the park, near the park's present-day pool. A 1939 WPA plaque is visible on the old shell today. "The arena was a W.P.A. project built in 193. The original structure was dismantled and reassembled at Hector Airport in December 1943, where it served as an airplane hanger. The concrete front of the building was preserved at the original location."
  • Fargo VA Medical Center Improvements - Fargo ND
    The federal Work Projects Administration worked to improve what is now the Fargo VA Medical Center in Fargo, North Dakota during the 1930s. One project was described by the WPA in its project rolls: "rading; reconstructing roads; sidewalks; installing sewers; water mains; steam services and electrical services;" other related work.
  • Farm Show Arena - Harrisburg PA
    This PWA building is the "large arena" just off Cameron St. in the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center. "The new arena is of sufficient size to accommodate all livestock judging, with several classes being judged at the same time. The building is 346 by 230 feet in plan and the arena is 240 by 120 feet, with semicircular ends. The permanent seating, which rises in an unbroken ring around the arena, accommodates 8,250. The arena itself, when the hall is being used for conventions, seats 4,250 in temporary seats, thus providing a maximum capacity of 12,500. When the hall...
  • Farmer’s Elementary School (former) - Morehead KY
    From contributor Charles Swaney: "This single story elementary school with 2-story gymnasium was constructed with local bluestone as were 2 other schools constructed at the same time.  The date of construction is well seen above the entry.  Currently, the school houses an antique mall."
  • Farmers' Market - Palmetto FL
    The Works Progress Administration built a farmers' market building in Palmetto, Manatee County FL. WPA work project no. 2301. The location and status of the structure is presently unknown to Living New Deal.
  • Federal Building (demolished) - Rison AR
    This two-story Art Deco building adjacent to Cleveland County courthouse was built by the WPA in 1940. It was listed on National Register of Historic Places in 2000 and removed in 2005, apparently when it was demolished. The Cleveland Historical Society intended to refurbish the building as a museum, but was unable to raise the required funds within the designated time.
  • Federal Building and Post Office (former) - Elk City OK
    The historic Elk City, Oklahoma Federal Building / post office was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The building was completed in 1936 and now houses the Elk City Board of Education.
  • Federal Correctional Institution - Danbury CT
    The Federal Correctional Institution in Danbury, Connecticut was constructed with Treasury Department funds and completed in 1940. The facility is still in use today.
  • Federal Hall (Old Federal Building) - Terre Haute IN
    Terre Haute's historic U.S. Post Office and Court House was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds and completed in 1935. The building has been remodeled by Indiana State University; currently known as Federal Hall, the building houses the Scott School of Business as well as administrative functions.
  • Federal Health Care Center Improvements - North Chicago IL
    What was then known as the Naval Training Station and Naval Hospital North Chicago, Illinois was improved as part of Federal Project F-77 by the federal Civil Works Administration (CWA). "Among the accomplishments were the removal of 125 cottonwood trees, the roots of which had caused serious damage to the sewer system; the overhaul of water pumps at the main power plant; the painting of interior and exterior steel work at the power plant; electric wiring; and numerous minor repairs to the walks, buildings, and grounds."
  • Federal Office Building - San Francisco CA
    "This large structure covering an entire city block was built by the Public Buildings Branch of the Procurement Division to house various Federal offices in San Francisco. It houses the Navy Department, Veterans' Bureau, War Department, Interior Department, the Weather Bureau, Forest Service, Public Roads Administration, Civil Service Commission, and the Employment Compensation Commission. The building is fireproof, constructed entirely of steel and reinforced concrete with the exterior walls faced with stone, and is designed to resist earthquake shocks. The lobbies have marble floors and walls, and the corridors have tile floors, marble base, and plaster walls. The project was...
  • Fellows Fire Building - CA
    Adobe fire building on Broadway across from Fellows Park at the west end of Fellows, CA. The structure was constructed with WPA labor at a cost of $9800. Not known whether building is still extant.
  • Ferry County Courthouse - Republic WA
    The federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds provided funding for the construction of the Ferry County Courthouse in Republic, Washington. Construction occurred between 1936 and 1937. The PWA provided a grant of $22,166; the total cost of the project was $49,283.
  • Fifth Regiment Armory Building - Baltimore MD
    National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: "The Fifth Regiment was the first armory built by the State for the National Guard. ... The original structure cost $450,000 to build and had a barrel vault roof over the drill hall floor, which was apparently finished with sheet metal. After a series of damaging fires, the roof and interior of the entire building were completely destroyed by an uncontrollable blaze in 1933. Wyatt and Nolting were recalled to the site to rebuild all but the exterior shell of the first floor and balcony. Operating under tight budget constraints ($1.4 million was...
  • Finns Point National Cemetery Improvements - Pennsville NJ
    The WPA worked to improve the conditions at Finns Point National Cemetery near the former Fort Mott, southwest of Pennsville, New Jersey. Project description: "A non‐construction project to improve and rehabilitate buildings, install plumbing, heating, and electrical facilities, realign headstones, landscape, grade, and drain grounds including improvements to roads and walks at the Finns Point National Cemetery" Official Project Number: 713‐2‐202 Total project cost: $150,000.00 Sponsor: War Department
  • Fire Alarm Headquarters - Washington DC
    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....
  • Fire Alarm Office - Sacramento CA
    Sacramento's fire alarm system was modernized by the WPA. This building in Winn Park was the system's central office.
  • Fire Alarm Signal Station - Everett MA
    Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) laborers constructed a new fire alarm signal station in Everett, Mass. The exact location and status of this project is presently unknown to Living New Deal.
  • Fire Department - Cordell OK
    The Works Progress Administration built the Fire Department in Cordell, OK. Contributor note: "Cordell Fire Department is located in a two-story stone building at 203 E. Clay Street. The stones are laid randomly, and there is a continuous concrete lintel above the second floor windows. A WPA shield on the building shows that it was constructed in 1941. The building has a flat roof. Second story windows are not boarded and we assume that level is still in use. The entrance consists of a single recessed door and window under a cloth awning. The remaining windows are singles and doubles. Access to the...
  • Fire Department - Greenfield MA
    "The city of Greenfield, with a population of 15,500 in 1930, had not only outgrown its old fire headquarters but the location of the old building in the business district had become undesirable due to traffic congestion. The new building has space for seven pieces of apparatus, as well as the chief's quarters and a watch room on the first floor. On the second floor are a recreation room, two dormitories, locker room, kitchen, library, officers' rooms, and the necessary toilets, showers, etc. The exterior walls are water-struck red brick; the cornices, windows, doors, and cupola...
  • Fire Department - Palmer MA
    The Town of Palmer, Massachusetts's website states: "1938 showed a major change for the Fire Department. The sixth chief was elected, a new engine house built, and new fire apparatus purchased. The structure of the department changed also. A study committee chosen in January returned in September with a proposal by the Federal Government Public Works Administration. The Fire District had only eight weeks to act on the proposal, however the proposal was approved that night. The Palmer Fire District was the first in the nation chosen by the P.W.A. for this project which was to spur economic growth in the...
  • Fire Department - Rockland MA
    Rockland, Massachusetts received a new fire station with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. Construction on the building began in 1938 and was completed 1939. The building, which has since been extended, is still in use today. The PWA contributed $27,000 of the $60,857 total final cost of the project. PWA Docket No. MA 1440.
  • Fire Department - Smithfield RI
    Smithfield, Rhode Island's Fire Department building in Greenville was constructed as a federal Public Works Administration (PWA) project between December 1938 and June 1939. The PWA supplied a $14,040 grant; the total cost of the project was $31,427. (PWA Docket No. RI 1165)
  • Fire Department (Old Headquarters) - Rochester NY
    The federal Public Works Administration provided a $182,970 grant for the construction of a new headquarters building for Rochester, New York's Fire Department during the Great Depression. Construction began November 1935. The project was completed at a total cost of $404,319 in May 1937. (PWA Docket No. NY 1154.) "Rochester Fire Department Headquarters and Shops is a historic fire department complex located at Rochester in Monroe County, New York. The complex incorporates two structures: the headquarters building and shops building. The Headquarters Building is triangular in plan and is two stories in height and of buff colored brick construction with light...
  • Fire Department Engine Co. 4 - Bayonne NJ
    The federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed the branch fire station at the western corner at Avenue A and W. 16th St. The building, which, as of 2015, houses Engine Company 4 and Rescue Squad 1, has been in use since 1940.
  • Fire Department Improvements - Mansfield MA
    E. R. A. funds were used to assist the Mansfield, Massachusetts Fire Department with upkeep and beautification in 1934. "The Central Station received a coat of paint on all outside wood and metal surfaces during the year, also part of the inside walls and ceilings were painted." Three Fire Department trucks and a pump were also painted with the aid of E. R. A. funds.
  • Fire Department Station #2 Improvements - New Rochelle NY
    The federal Work Projects Administration worked to improve New Rochelle's, New York's Fire department Station #2 (Company #2 firehouse) during the 1930s. Station #2, which was built in 1926, is still in use today. One WPA project, which involved numerous municipal buildings in New Rochelle including this (in fact, including New Rochelle firehouses #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, and #6), was described by the WPA in its project rolls: "Work includes performing carpentry, masonry, and sheet metal work; excavating and constructing walls; painting, placing tile, and roofing." WPA Official Project No. 665-21-2-635.
  • Fire Department Station #3 Improvements - New Rochelle NY
    The federal Work Projects Administration worked to improve New Rochelle's, New York's Fire department Station #3 (Company #3 firehouse) during the 1930s. Station #3, which was built in 1902, is still in use today. One WPA project, which involved numerous municipal buildings in New Rochelle including this (in fact, including New Rochelle firehouses #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, and #6), was described by the WPA in its project rolls: "Work includes performing carpentry, masonry, and sheet metal work; excavating and constructing walls; painting, placing tile, and roofing." WPA Official Project No. 665-21-2-635.
  • Fire Department Station #4 Improvements - New Rochelle NY
    The federal Work Projects Administration worked to improve New Rochelle's, New York's Fire department Station #4 (Company #4 firehouse) during the 1930s. Station #4, which was built in 1911, is still in use today. One WPA project, which involved numerous municipal buildings in New Rochelle including this (in fact, including New Rochelle firehouses #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, and #6), was described by the WPA in its project rolls: "Work includes performing carpentry, masonry, and sheet metal work; excavating and constructing walls; painting, placing tile, and roofing." WPA Official Project No. 665-21-2-635.
  • Fire Drill Tower (demolished) - Fitchburg MA
    Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) laborers constructed a fire drill practicing tower in Fitchburg, Mass. The drill tower was located at 28 Oliver St in Fitchburg. It was built behind an already existing fire station. The drill tower along with the fire state were demolished in early 2017.
  • Fire Hall - Tappen ND
    This small stone building was constructed as the town hall and fire hall in 1938. A 2008 photo on flickr shows the building still standing, but the Living New Deal has not been able to confirm the building's exact location or current use.
  • Fire House (former) - Central Islip NY
    Sayville's Suffolk County News reported that Central Islip, New York's new $63,000 fire house would be constructed with the PWA bearing "45 per cent of the cost of construction, or approximately $28,192." The Central Islip Fire Department writes: "Construction began on the new Fire House at #96 Carleton Avenue in April of 1937 – this building was completed in a short period of time, and the Department moved to this new location on October 16, 1937." Construction began on a fire house to replace the 1937 structure in 1988, and "the official move from the 1937 Fire House to the new building...
  • Fire Station - Eureka Springs AR
    This station was NYA project Number 5403-Y-10.
  • Fire Station - Mammoth Springs AR
    The rock fire station was constructed as federal National Youth Administration (NYA) project 4686-Y-10 in May 1938.
  • Fire Station - Munising MI
    The fire station in Munising, Michigan was constructed as a Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) project. The P.W.A. supplied an $11,124 grant for the project, whose total cost was $24,920. Construction occurred in 1938-9. The building also housed the Department of Public Works. Firefighting operations may have been relocated. PWA Docket No. MI 1537
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