Schools Sites

A school construction project in Farwell, Texas was undertaken in 1938 with Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds. The P.W.A. provided a $7,140 grant for the project, whose total cost was $15,876. The exact location and status of the facility is presently unknown to Living New Deal. P.W.A. Docket No. TX 1918

An school construction project in Fort Hancock, Texas was undertaken in 1936 with Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds. The location and status of the facility is unknown to Living New Deal. P.W.A. Docket No. TX 1427

A school construction project in Garden City, Kansas was undertaken in 1936-7 with Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds. The P.W.A. provided a $40,500 grant for the project, whose total cost was $96,342. The exact location and status of the facility is presently unknown to Living New Deal. P.W.A. Docket No. Kansas 1249

The Public Works Administration (PWA) constructed a school addition in Macclenny, Florida and a school facility in Glen St. Mary, in 1938-9. The PWA supplied a $300,355 grant for construction as part of one combined project, whose total cost was $670,428. The location and status of the buildings are presently unknown to Living New Deal. PWA Docket No. FL 1366

The Good Hope community in Leake County was awarded a $9,816 grant and a $12,000 loan through the Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works. Project W1062 was approved November 14, 1935. Construction started May 13, 1936 and was completed January 15, 1937 at a cost of $21, 816.

The Works Progress Administration built a school in Granada. The structure was built of native stone. The location and condition of this structure are unknown to the Living New Deal.

The Public Works Administration (PWA) provided a $36,000 loan and $29,413 grant for construction of a school in Green Brook, New Jersey, in 1938. Total cost of the project was $65,608. The location and status of this facility is presently unknown to Living New Deal. PWA Docket No. NJ 1055

The Public Works Administration (PWA) funded new construction or improvement work for a school in Halaula, on the Big Island. The PWA grant amounted to $13,500. The work was carried out in 1938. Listed as Docket No. TH-1068-F, the project was part of the PWA’s non-federal projects expenditure for the Territory of Hawaii for 1938-1939.

A plaque on the school indicates that the Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed the original limestone school building in Harper, Texas between 1938 and 1940. The state historical marker says the WPA also added on to the school with work continuing to 1942. The building is still in use as a school.

What is now the Harpursville Junior-Senior High School, located at 54 Main St., was constructed with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA provided a $48,800 grant for the project, whose total cost was $182,547. Construction occurred between Mar. 1935 and Mar. 1936. The facility has since been expanded into a larger educational campus. PWA Docket No. NY 8271

Pubic Works Administration project 2530 was approved 1/9/1934 for construction of a school in Houlka. The loan was $24,300 and grant $9306 for a total of $33,606. Construction began 6/16/1934 and was completed 1/191935 for a final total of $36,611. Edgar Lucian Malvaney was architect and the M. T. Reed Construction Company of Belzoni was the contractor. The one-story red brick Colonial Revival style building was undergoing renovation in July 2014 when it caught fire from a contractor’s spark and was destroyed.

The Industrial Consolidated School building was PWA project 3003 approved Dec. 28, 1933. Construction started May 22, 1934 and was completed Aug. 3, 1934. PWA supplied a loan of $10,000 and grant of $4, 182. The county voted school bonds to pay for the building, designed by architect Vinson B. Smith, Jr. Horace Stansel was the federal engineer for Mississippi projects. Contractor Pat Fowler delayed occupation of the building until the PWA portion of the funds were delivered.

Johnson, Nebraska's Johnson School, originally constructed as a high school, was constructed as a federal Public Works Administration (PWA) project. The PWA provided a grant of $16,506 for the project, whose total cost was $38,391. Construction occurred between Feb. and Oct. 1936. The facility has been expanded into a larger educational campus. PWA Docket No. Neb. 1050

The Kokomo Consolidated School building was approved as Mississippi project 8723 in 1934. Construction began in October and was completed June 23, 1935 at a total cost of $23,034. E. L. Malvaney was the architect of the Colonial Revival school, which was constructed by Currie and Corley builders and contractors.

The Works Progress Administration built a school in Konantz, CO in 1938. The 1,147-square-foot school replaced an unsafe wooden structure. The school was built of native sandstone at a cost of $4,500 of federal funds, and a $1,000 contribution from the school district. The location of the building is unknown to Living New Deal.

The Public Works Administration project w1259 funded $7,363 of the cost of the Lake school. The project was approved 8/12/1937, construction begun 12/16/1937, and completed 12/15/1938. The building was a 1-story brick complex.

The Public Works Administration (PWA) provided a $37,636 grant for construction of a school in Leesburg, New Jersey. Total cost of the project was $86,205. The location and status of this facility, which was completed in 1937, is presently unknown to Living New Deal. PWA Docket No. NJ 1060

The Public Works Administration funded the construction of a new school in Lyme CT. The school was built in colonial style with rock veneer walls. The exact location and condition of this structure are unknown to the Living New Deal.

A high school in Manter, Kanas was constructed in 1934-5 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 $20,623 grant for the project, whose total cost was $73,187. The school building is located at the north end of Main Street, on 5th Avenue. Like other facilities from this era in southwest Kansas, the building features beautiful detailing above entrances and windows featuring local motifs, reflecting the landscape and sunflowers, the state flower. A personal visit in 2018 determined the location of a missing dedication plaque inside one of...

The historic school building in Melrose, New Mexico—part of an educational campus which continues to house the community's schools and district administrative offices—was constructed by the Work Projects Administration (W.P.A.) in 1942. A dedication plaque can be found at the west-of-building-center high school entrance along Missouri Avenue.  The facility has since been extensively remodeled.

A school construction project in Meriden, Kansas was undertaken as a federal Public Works Administration (PWA) project. The PWA provided an $16,200 grant for the project, whose total cost was $35,920. Construction started in Dec. 1938 and was completed in Oct. 1939. The status and location of the project are presently unknown to Living New Deal. PWA Docket No. Kan. 1410.

The Public Works Administration (PWA) provided a $54,219 grant for construction of a school in Millburn, New Jersey. Total cost of the project was $121,436. The location and status of this facility, which was competed in 1936, is presently unknown to Living New Deal. PWA Docket No. NJ 1056

The WPA built this school from native stone in Modena. The town has withered to nearly nothing since; only five families remain. The school is on the Utah National Register of Historic Places (#85000806).

A school construction project in Morton, Texas was undertaken in 1936 with Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds. The P.W.A. provided a $15,545 grant for the project, whose total cost was $37,733. The location and status of the facility is unknown to Living New Deal. P.W.A. Docket No. TX 1718

A school construction project in Moscow, Kansas was undertaken in 1936 with Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds. The P.W.A. provided a $14,162 grant for the project, whose total cost was $31,471. Living New Deal believes this to be the Moscow Grade School at 400 Main St. P.W.A. Docket No. Kansas 1388

Mossville classroom building was constructed 1937 with Public Works Administration (PWA) funds as project W1072. A loan for $14,000 was combined with a grant for $11,454, approved 11/14/1935. The contract was awarded 2/10/1936, constructed begun May 7, and completed January 29, 1937. Architect was Edgar Lucian Malvaney. The building was destroyed 1943.

Nazareth School in Nazareth, Texas was constructed in 1939 with Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds. The P.W.A. provided a $16,380 grant for the project, whose total cost was $36,604. The facility, which was designed by Emmett F. Rittenberry and James F. Rittenberry, has since been expanded. P.W.A. Docket No. TX 2202

The administration building/high school for Nettleton was constructed with Public Works Administration grant W1137. The loan of $18,000 and grant of $14,727 was approved 9/25/1935. Construction began 2/1/1936 and was completed 10/22/1936 for a total cost of $33,230. The architect was John McGaughey Feemster. The building is still extant and in use as the Upper Elementary School.

The 1936 high school was designed by E. L. Malvaney, and constructed by Walter L. Perry Construction Company. Mississippi project W1034 provided a $40,909 grant and the city funded the remainder of the total cost of $92,437. Construction began March 25, 1936 and was completed January 20, 1937. The school was demolished at some point, but the concrete bas relief panels--found on many of E. L. Malvaney's Mississippi schools, were salvaged and erected at the back of the new school.

A school construction project in Olton, Texas was undertaken in 1936 with Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds. The P.W.A. provided a $53,995 grant for the project, whose total cost was $120,000. Living New Deal believes this to be the facility located at the southwest corner of Avenue G and 7th Street. P.W.A. Docket No. TX 1082

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) helped fund the construction of a new school in Primrose in Boone County. The new building with a full basement would measure thirty by thirty-two feet. The building had a brick and tile foundation and a cement floor. The WPA’s share of the project was $3,046.57, for a total project cost of $4,394.37.

Raymond Consolidated School received a grant of $45,000 from PWA project W1172 to construct a new brick school building, approved 7/21/1936. The first contract was awarded 2/4/1937 and construction began February 10, completion October 16. The building contained a large auditorium, eight classrooms, and a heating plant. The architects were Hull & Drummond, with I. C. Garber constructing the new school. An addition was added, funded by PWA, for $20,000, March 1939. Originally constructed as Raymond High School, it remains in use as the elementary school.

The Public Works Administration (PWA) provided a $34,740 grant for construction of a new school building in Ringoes, New Jersey. Completed in 1939, the total cost of the project, which still operates as part of a larger educational campus for East Amwell Township, was $75,957. PWA Docket No. NJ 1346

The Rose Hill school was project W1230, approved 8/12/1937 for $7,940. The school was completed 4/29/1938 for a total cost of $17,923. The first contract was awarded 11/20/1937 and construction began 12/7/1937. Architects were Krouse & Brasfield and Builder/Contractor was Currie & Corley.

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed a "Smith-Hughes" school building in Rushville, Nebraska. The location and status of the facility is unknown to Living New Deal.

A school construction project in Sanderson, Texas was undertaken in 1939 with Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds. The P.W.A. provided a $20,475 grant for the project, whose total cost was $45,328. P.W.A. Docket No. TX 2640

A school building construction project in Seagraves, Texas was undertaken in 1938-9 with Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds. The P.W.A. provided a $27,000 grant for the project, whose total cost was $58,085. The location and status of the facility is unknown to Living New Deal. P.W.A. Docket No. TX 2268

A school construction project in Seminole, Texas was undertaken in 1938-9 with Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds. The P.W.A. provided a $37,800 grant for the project, whose total cost was $86,553. The location and status of the facility is unknown to Living New Deal. P.W.A. Docket No. TX 2133

A school in Shoshoni, Wyoming was constructed as a federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) project during the Great Depression. The P.W.A. supplied a $33,545 grant for the project, whose total cost was $83,817. The New Deal structure, which lies on the north side of W 3rd Street, has been expanded into a larger educational complex. PWA Docket No. WY 1021

The Public Works Administration (PWA) provided a $28,000 loan and $22,909 grant for construction of a school in Spring Lake Heights, New Jersey, in 1938. Total cost of the project was $54,942. The facility has since been expanded. PWA Docket No. NJ 1121