Casa Blanca Repairs – San Juan PR

The Federal Emergency Relief Administration funded repair work at Casa Blanca in San Juan.

Casa Grande Ruins National Monument – Coolidge AZ

Casa Grande Ruins National Monument in Coolidge, Arizona, preserves an ancient Sonoran Desert people’s farming community and “Great House.”  One of the largest prehistoric structures ever built in North America, the purpose of the Casa Grande remains a mystery. Between… read more

Cass County Courthouse – Atlantic IA

"The building is three stories and a basement in height and houses all the county official on the first floor. The second and third floors are occupied by the courtroom, offices for the court officers, and the jail. The structure… read more

Cass County Courthouse Repairs – Linden TX

On August 19, 1933 a fire of unknown origin swept through the two-story Cass County Courthouse in Linden. A call went out to all available citizens to help fight the growing blaze. As Linden had no water system or fire… read more

Castle Amphitheater – Provo UT

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) built an extensive Recreation Center on the grounds of the Utah State Hospital for the mentally handicapped.  The recreation center is popularly known as the “Provo Castle” or Castle Amphitheater. It includes an 800-seat stone amphitheater… read more

Castro County Courthouse – Dimmitt TX

The current Castro County Courthouse was constructed in large part with labor provided by the federal Works Progress Administration (WPA). Text from the state historical marker reads: “This site was set aside as the Dimmitt town square in 1891, the… read more

Castroville School (former) Remodeling – Castroville TX

The Works Progress Administration remodeled the Castroville School in 1939 under project number 665-66-2-541. The workmen added a two classroom wing on the northwest side of the building and a two classroom wing on the southeast side of the building…. read more

Cayucos Morrow Bay Cemetery – Cayucos CA

Situated on the east side of Ocean Boulevard, in a little valley is the town of Cayucos’s only cemetery. The front of the cemetery is defined by a low masonry wall constructed by the WPA in 1940. It is made… read more

CCC Improvements – Big Bend National Park TX

From Our Mark on This Land (2011): “If you have driven, hiked, or slept in the Chisos Mountains, you have experienced CCC history. In May 1933, Texas Canyons State Park was established; it was later renamed Big Bend State Park…. read more

Cecil County Courthouse – Elkton MD

The groundwork for a new, enlarged courthouse for Cecil County was put in place in 1935, when the General Assembly of Maryland authorized the county to “expend $5,000 for a lot of ground on which to build a new courthouse… read more

Cedar Apartments – Cleveland OH

The historic Cedar-Central public housing complex in Cleveland, Ohio was constructed with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds during the 1930s. “The Outhwaite Homes Estates, along with the Cedar Apartments and Lakeview Terrace, were the first three… read more

Cedar Avenue Complex – Lancaster CA

The Cedar Avenue Complex was constructed in 1938 with funding from the Public Works Administration (PWA). It began life as a county civic center in Lancaster CA, forty years before that city was incorporated (1977).   It included a library, memorial hall,… read more

Cedar County Courthouse – Stockton MO

Th Public Works Administration funded the construction of the Cedar County Courthouse in Stockton, in 1938. According to information published by the University of Missouri Extension, “Cedar County Courthouse is the third for the county in the first of this… read more

Cedar Hill Cemetery Improvements – Bessemer AL

The federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) conducted improvement work at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Bessemer, Alabama.

Cedar Springs Place – Dallas TX

“A vacant site of approximately 22 acres was purchased for the Cedar Springs Place low-rent housing development in Dallas, Texas. It cost $66,149, or about 7 cents per square foot. The structures cover 15 percent of the land area and… read more

Cemetery and Municipal Improvements – Sandown NH

The 1935 Town report mentions: Public Service Enterprises Fence Construction Centre Cemetery ERA Project —– $563.69 employing 13 people WPA Highway Project $260.34 WPA Sewing Project $60.21 employing 2 people

Cemetery Beautification – Boone NC

The Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) conducted a cemetery beautification project in Boone, NC. It is unclear which cemetery was improved as part of this project.

Cemetery Expansion – Evanston WY

Works Progress Administration (WPA) built an expansion to the Evanston Cemetery in Wyoming’. Regarding the City Cemetery, Evanston, Wyoming’s website states: “The largest expansion of the cemetery took place in the mid 1930s, when the “New Section” was constructed as… read more

Cemetery Improvements – Brigham City UT

The Brigham City Cemetery grounds were improved by the WPA. “Major Cemetery improvements started after World War I when the existing roads were mapped out sprinkler systems installed, grave markers lined up and landscaping improved. Much of this work was… read more

Cemetery Improvements – Burlington MA

The C.W.A., F.E.R.A, and W.P.A. conducted development and improvement work at Chestnut Hill Cemetery in Burlington, Mass. Work included construction of new roads and grading a new addition of land.

Cemetery Improvements – Canosia Township MN

“The cemetery is located at the junction of Midway Road (County #13) and Seville Road (County #694), a short distance south of the intersection of Midway Road and US Highway 53… Some WPA funding in the 1930’s and 1940’s allowed… read more

Cemetery Improvements – Cardiff AL

The Civil Works Administration conducted improvement work at Cardiff Cemetery north of Cardiff, Alabama. CWA Project No. 37-C-162: completed. Work began Nov. 23, 1933.

Cemetery Improvements – Concord NH

Municipal reports from 1933-1942 detail PWA and WPA work on several local cemeteries. In 1933, the PWA spent nearly $5,000 on the following: Fencing Blossom Hill Cemetery. Crematory Blossom Hill Cemetery. Drainage Blossom Hill Cemetery. Grading Blossom Hill Cemetery, Maple… read more

Cemetery Improvements – Fremont NH

A town report for 1938 says that the WPA helped in the reconstruction of the Curtis and Village cemeteries (located in what is now Chester, NH), in work that employed 30 men.

Cemetery Improvements – Goffstown NH

A municipal report of 1934 describes CWA work on a local cemetery: Cemetery Project US.Govt.Funds on C.W.A. Project Paid for labor $1,556.50 Stone furnished $57.00 Total $1,613.50 The town constructed a wrought iron fence, the CWA’s share was the granite… read more

Cemetery Improvements – Lakota ND

The federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) worked to improve the cemetery in Lakota, North Dakota in 1936.

Cemetery Improvements – Minersville UT

National Youth Administration crews conducted various improvements to the Minersville cemetery.

Cemetery Improvements – Pine Bluffs WY

The Civil Works Administration (CWA) conducted work at what Living New Deal believes is Riverside Cemetery (a.k.a. Cody Cemetery) in Cody, Wyoming. Cassity: “At Pine Bluffs, the water main was extended about a half mile so that it would reach… read more

Cemetery Improvements – Portales NM

Cemetery improvements were undertaken as a New Deal project, most likely by the Works Progress Administration (WPA).

Cemetery Wall – Villisca IA

A local newspaper from 1939 explains that, “The cemetery improvement work started on August 28, 1938, with provision of rebuilding some 500 feet of rock walls and rock masonary entrance portals; laying 1000 feet of water mains; sodding and landscaping… read more

Cental Martinsville Station Post Office – Martinsville VA

The Central Martinsville Station Post Office was constructed with New Deal funds in 1939.

Centennial Building – Port St. Joe FL

The Public Works Administration (PWA) funded the construction of the Centennial Building in Port St. Joe FL. Past Use: Auditorium/Gymnasium. Present Use: Civic Center. The 1996 National Register documentation notes that the Centennial Building has been the site of centennial celebration of… read more

Central Assembly Building & Auditorium – Nampa ID

A 1200-seat auditorium in the Public Works Administration (PWA) Moderne style built primarily as an addition to the facilities of Central Junior High School, but also served the Nampa community for many years as a venue for concerts, sporting events,… read more

Central Cemetery Improvements – Carver MA

Federal Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) labor worked to improve the conditions at the Central Cemetery in Carver, Massachusetts.

Central Cemetery Improvements – Millbury MA

Improvements were made to the Central Cemetery in Millbury, Massachusetts with Federal Emergency Relief Act funds in 1933. 282 Millbury locals were given employment in 1933 as a result of the federal E.R.A. The federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed… read more

Central Court Building 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 Central Court Building,… read more

Central Fire Station – Ada OK

The Central Fire Station in Ada, Oklahoma, was constructed by the Public Works Administration (PWA), under the supervision of architect Robert F. Ferguson, consulting engineer George Taylor, and contractor Arney Harbert. It is a two-story stone block building with four… read more

Central Fire Station – Austin TX

"This building is part of a project which also included the addition of two new wings of approximately 16,500 square feet to the existing city hall, its renovation, the wrecking of an old fire station, and the construction of concrete… read more

Central Fire Station – Hilo HI

Hilo, Hawaii’s Central Fire Station was constructed during the late 1930s with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA contributed nearly half the project cost by way of a grant of $35,100; the final cost of… read more

Central Fire Station (former) – Saco ME

Sometimes mis-attributed to the Works Progress Administration (WPA), the historic former Central Fire Station in Saco, Maine was constructed with federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds. The P.W.A. contributed a $27,000 grant toward the project, whose total cost was $60,928…. read more