Education and Health Sites

A school in Texhoma, Oklahoma was constructed in 1935 with federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds. The facility is still in service, part of a greater high school campus. The P.W.A. supplied a $23,200 loan and $10,628 grant for the project, whose total cost was $37,572. An on-site visit to the location in 2018 reveals that the building has been extensively modified (e.g. the massive red roof addition is not original). A dedication plaque at the southeast entrance has been removed and is likely in storage on site. P.W.A. Docket No. OK 6968

Public Works Administration projects W1138 and W1222 were approved for a school and school addition in Thalia. A grant of $12,272 was approved toward the estimated $27,272 cost on 9/25/1935. Construction began 3/18/1936 and was completed 11/3/1936. Bids were advertised in November for the construction of auditorium, gymnasium, home economics and manual training building. A bond issue was passed 63-20 by the Thalia voters in August. The proposed building was to be built of brick and tile. The contract for construction was awarded to Naylor and Reid of Wichita Falls. O. R. Walker of Lubbock was the architect. The initial...

Utica High School was completed 1939 as part of Public Works Administration (PWA) project W1183 to construct new buildings and improvements for five Hinds County schools. A bond election for Utica was held October 29 and $27,000 were approved for issue to supplement the PWA funding to construct a new building and complete alterations on the old school. The total for all five projects was $337,746 with PWA contributing a loan of $151,986. The project was approved 6/22/1938, bids advertised in October, and the project completed 12/4/1939. The building was opened for dedication November 16, 1939. The Clarion-Ledger reported a...

Efforts to improve the school in Vancleave began in February 1936 when the new teacher’s home and addition to the agricultural building and general school repairs were undertaken by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) for a cost of $7000. JohnT. Collins was the architect. In August, WPA employees used salvaged materials to rebuild the school. In 1939, application was filed for a PWA grant and a bond election called to finance the remainder of the cost of constructing a new school with light and water system. Architects were Carl Oschner and L. C. Winterton of New Orleans, and constractor was...

A school in Walton, New York, possibly part of what is now known as Townsend Elementary School, was constructed with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA provided a $45,934 grant for the project, whose total cost was $159,163. Construction occurred between Jun. 1935 and May 1936. PWA Docket No. NY 4599

The Public Works Administration (PWA) provided a $27,000 grant for construction of a school in Washington, New Jersey, in 1936. Total cost of the project was $59,153. Living New Deal believes this to be what is now known as Warren Hills Regional Middle School. PWA Docket No. NJ 1107

A school construction project in Whiteface, Texas was undertaken in 1936 with Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds. The P.W.A. provided a $21,544 grant for the project, whose total cost was $46,771. The location and status of the facility is unknown to Living New Deal. P.W.A. Docket No. TX 1121

Public Works Administration project 4838 was approved 2/21/1934 for the construction of a school in Poplarville. The city received a loan of $14,100 and a grant of $5906. Construction began 6/18/1934 and was completed 12/14/1934 for a total of $19,891. The exact location of the school building is not specified. A number of Pearl River County schools were destroyed or badly damaged in Hurricane Camille in 1969, and there is no indication a school from that time period is still extant in Poplarville.

A school construction project in Barnhart, Texas was undertaken with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $20,665 grant toward the $45,928 eventual total cost of the project. Construction occurred between Feb. and Aug. 1936. There is no longer any school active in Barnhart, and Living New Deal believes the PWA school to be demolished. PWA Docket No. TX 1202

A former school facility in Madrid, New Mexico was constructed by the W.P.A. The building is no longer extant.

The Work Projects Administration (W.P.A.) constructed a (since-demolished and replaced) school building in Des Moines, New Mexico.

The federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed a school in Kistler, Pennsylvania. The structure has since been destroyed by fire.

The 1937 component of the former Reily Township school building on Reily-Millville Road was built as a New Deal project with funds from the Public Works Administration (PWA). The PWA provided an $18,270 grant for the project, whose total cost was $40,520. The building is no longer extant. PWA Docket No. OH 1167

A former school facility in Sedan, New Mexico was constructed by the W.P.A. The building is no longer extant.

WPA Project No. 65-3-4455, $3,800, App. Date 1-29-36. "Improvements to the Bay Pt. Schl." Port Chicago was renamed in 1931 after being called Bay Point since the late 19th century. Due to its proximity to the the Concord Naval weapons station loading docks, the town was bought up by the Navy and razed in 1969.

Civil Works Administration (C.W.A.)-sponsored school-related projects in Wyoming included "construction of a log schoolhouse at Alva". The status and exact location of the former school is unknown to Living New Deal.

The former schoolhouse in Andrix, sited in the Comanche National Grassland, was constructed in 1937  by the Works Progress Administration (WPA). It sat amidst former farmland that had been abandoned because of the Dust Bowl. The school is constructed from blocks of Dakota sandstone.

A former school facility in Anton Chico, New Mexico was constructed by the W.P.A. The building may be in use as part of an expanded facility that now serves as the Anton Chico Development Center.

A former school building in Bernal, New Mexico was constructed as a W.P.A. project. The location and status of the building are presently unknown to Living New Deal.

Bunger school was PWA project W1255. Construction was started February 17, 1936 and completed June 3, 1936 for a total cost of $11,853. Bid was awarded to Mont Groves of Olney. The former school is rock veneer. Voelcker & Dixon were architects. The building is currently undergoing renovation, apparently for use as a residence.

The schoolhouse in the Carrizo Mountains, sited in the Comanche National Grasslands, was constructed in either 1937 or 1938 by the Works Progress Administration (WPA). It sat amidst former farmland that had been abandoned because of the Dust Bowl. The school is constructed from blocks of Dakota sandstone. It has since been converted into a private residence.

A school in Douglas, Nebraska was constructed as a federal Public Works Administration (PWA) project. The PWA supplied a $15,252 grant for the project, whose total cost was $34,277. Construction occurred between Nov. 1936 and Aug. 1937. The former school is located on the east side of Washington St. south of N Rd. The building bears a 1936 inscription above the front entrance. PWA Docket No. 1059

A former school building in Golden, New Mexico was constructed as a W.P.A. project. The location and status of the building are presently unknown to Living New Deal.

A school construction project in Grand Lake Stream, Maine was constructed as a New Deal project, with Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The location and status of the facility is unknown to Living New Deal. PWA Docket No. ME 1094

A former school facility in Grenville, New Mexico was constructed by the W.P.A. The building is in a state of decay.

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed a school in Haig, Nebraska. The location and status of the structure are presently unknown to Living New Deal.

A school in Hawk Springs, Wyoming was constructed as a federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) project during the Great Depression. Construction was completed in 1939. School operations ceased in 1965, and the building has since been rehabilitated for community use. PWA Docket No. WY 1087

The W.P.A. constructed a school in Hayden, New Mexico. A personal visit by the contributor in 2018 could not confirm the exact location and status of this facility.

A Works Progress Administration project employed 25 workers to construct a new concrete school building at Kiln in 1936. WPA financed $15,790 for the new school and to construct additional classrooms from salvaged lumber when the old school was demolished. Four years later, WPA project 50,086 allotted $17,709 to complete construction on the school building, and to add an auditorium. The building became a parochial school and following Hurricane Katrina, was renovated for use as a church by the Annunciation Parish.

Civil Works Administration (C.W.A.)-sponsored school-related projects in Wyoming included "an eight-room schoolhouse at Lyman". The status and exact location of the former school is unknown to Living New Deal.

A former stone school facility in Madrid, New Mexico was constructed by the Work Projects Administration (W.P.A.) in 1940. Located by the community's W.P.A.-built ballpark, the former school is now a privately owned.

Magna, Utah received a new school as part of a New Deal project. We believe the agency involved to be the Works Progress Administration (WPA); however the exact location and present status of the facility is unknown to Living New Deal.

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed or improved a school building in Moss Hill, Texas, in 1935/6. The location or status of the building is unknown to Living New Deal.

A school in Palmyra, Nebraska was constructed with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA provided a $12,015 grant for the project, whose total cost was $41,065. Construction occurred between Oct. 1934 and Mar. 1935. The location and status of the project are unknown to Living New Deal. (PWA Docket No. Neb. 8420)

A former school building in Pleasant Hill, New Mexico was constructed as a W.P.A. project. The location and status of this site are presently unknown to Living New Deal.

A former school building in Sena, New Mexico was constructed as a W.P.A. project. The location and status of the building are presently unknown to Living New Deal.

A former school building in St. Vrain, New Mexico was constructed as a Works Progress Administration (WPA) project. A local resident informed ghost town photographer Beata Olszowka in 2017 that the structure in the featured image was the school gymnasium. The structure can be found west of Main Street, several hundred feet north of U.S. 60/84.

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) conducted school construction / extension / improvement work in Taiban, New Mexico. In 1935 the WPA allocated $2,367 for schoolground improvements at the school in Taiban. WPA Official Project No. 65-85-325. The community no longer maintains a school and the structure is no longer extant. Beata Olszowka reports: "The site of the former school in Taiban, NM is located behind the Presbyterian church," which is located at the northern end of Munger Avenue. The former school site is a couple hundred feet NNW of the church. The site "is clearly visible and recognizable using Google Maps...

Talmage's historic former school building, later city hall and now privately owned, was constructed as a federal Public Works Administration (PWA) project. The PWA provided a grant of $13,137 for the project, whose total cost was $47,157. Construction occurred between May 1935 and Jan. 1936. PWA Docket No. 8605

A former school building in Trementina, New Mexico was constructed as a W.P.A. project. The building is located on Route 419, just northeast of the road's intersection with Route 104.