Schools Sites

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.

Living New Deal believes this structure to be originally one of several similarly designed school buildings built in the area in 1934-5 as part of a New Deal project. Their construction was enabled by the federal Public Works Administration (PWA), which provided a $178,140 loan and $56,289 grant, effectively covering the entire $230,491 total project cost. PWA Docket No. NY 2624

A former school building in Villanueva, New Mexico was constructed as a W.P.A. project. According to a book written in 2012, "community desirous of making school into a community center." The location and status of the building are presently unknown to Living New Deal.

Public Works Administration project W1155 was a $2000 loan and a $1629 grant for a school, approved 11/14/1935. The first contract was awarded 12/14/1935 and construction began 1/22/1936. Wahalak was completed 8/5/1936. The school was consolidated with the Scooba school in 1949, and it was reported the former school was converted to a private home.

A former school building in Watrous, New Mexico was constructed as a W.P.A. project. The structure was demolished ca. 2008.

A school construction project in Wayside, Texas, likely construction of the school on Farm to Market Road 285 just west of town, was undertaken in 1936 with Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds. The P.W.A. provided a $5,076 grant for the project, whose total cost was $11,515. P.W.A. Docket No. TX 1321

Public Works Administration project 5288 funded the Woodland school with a loan of $8700 and grant of $3300, approved 3/21/1934. Construction of the one-story, brick building began 10/29/1934 and was completed 3/9/1935. The school closed in 1986 and sold the building and property. It was purchased by a local family and since then has been in use as the Woodland Furniture Store.

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.

Civil Works Administration (C.W.A.)-sponsored school-related projects in Wyoming included "a gymnasium in Big Piney". The status and exact location of the facility is unknown to Living New Deal.

The Civil Works Administration (CWA) provided labor to undertake numerous municipal improvements in Amherst, Ohio, among which was painting the community's historic school building. CWA workers also repaired desks and bathroom fixtures. The former school building is located at the northwest corner of Franklin Ave. and Church St.

The Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA)'s "constructive project work" in Russell County, Virginia included "improvements of the entrance to Cleveland school." A historic map suggests that the school was located on the north side of Riverview Terrace Drive.

The Civil Works Administration (CWA) conducted an improvement project at what was then the school in Colesburg, Iowa. The location and status of the facility is unknown to Living New Deal. Redecoration of the Colesburg school is nearing completion. By availing themselves of CWA help, school officials have succeeded in redecorating 65,000 square feet of walls and ceiling and 4,000 square feet of floor space in an addition at an estimated cost to the district of $250. The older section of the school is receiving a partial redecoration. ... Two hundred gallons of paint will be used.

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) conducted improvement work at the former school in Inwood, Indiana. The location and status of the facility is unknown to Living New Deal.

A large allocation of WPA funds for school construction and improvement projects for the state of Montana was issued in late 1938. The allocation included funding for school building improvements in Logan, Montana. Logan no longer has a school; the location and current status of the structure in question is unknown to Living New Deal. The allocation for the structure appears on Montana WPA Roll 25 under project number 665-91-2-42.

A large allocation of WPA funds for school construction and improvement projects for the state of Montana was issued in late 1938. The allocation included funding for school building improvements in Rocker, Montana. Rocker no longer has a school. The location and current status of the structure in question is unknown to Living New Deal. The allocation for the structure appears on Montana WPA Roll 25 under project number 665-91-2-65.

A large allocation of WPA funds for school construction and improvement projects for the state of Montana was issued in late 1938. The allocation included funding for school building improvements in Silesia, Montana. Silesia no longer has a school; the location and current status of the structure in question is unknown to Living New Deal.

A former school building in Dunlap, New Mexico was constructed as a W.P.A. project. The building is no longer extant; the only shell of a building still remaining in this former community is the old church.

A former Mattawamkeag school building opened in 1939. Constructed as a New Deal project, the facility was built with Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA provided a $27,000 grant for the project, whose total cost was $59,264. Unfortunately, "the solid two-story brick structure was leveled by fire in May 1971." PWA Docket No. ME 1121

A former school facility in Mt. Dora, New Mexico was constructed by the W.P.A. The building is no longer extant; only an accompanying rock wall remains.

A school / gymnasium facility in Maxwell, New Mexico was constructed by the W.P.A. Living New Deal believes the building is still in use on the village's educational campus.

The Public Works Administration (PWA) provided a $274,909 grant for construction of a new School 18 building in Paterson, New Jersey. Completed in 1937, the total cost of the project was $616,398. PWA Docket No. NJ 1147

The federal Public Works Administration (PWA) sponsored a school addition project in Bemus Point, New York. The PWA provided a $33,689 grant for the project, whose total cost was $74,914. Construction occurred between March and December 1936. The exact location and present status of this project is unknown to Living New Deal.

The Mexia Weekly Herald reported on March 29, 1935 that work on two PWA projects in the town of Fairfield, Texas has begun, including "a new wing for the public school, for which a loan and grant were obtained."   Exact location and current status of the school unknown to the Living New Deal.

A school addition in Follett, Texas was constructed in 1938-9 with Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds. The P.W.A. provided a $22,230 grant for the project, whose total cost was $49,627. The location and status of the facility is presently unknown to Living New Deal. P.W.A. Docket No. TX 2167

Built between 1936 and 1937, a large school building addition in Gouverneur, New York was constructed with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. "Supplanted an antiquated building," the PWA-sponsored school building is believed to still be in use, part of a larger educational complex. PWA Docket No. NY W1270.

A school addition project in Hereford, Texas was undertaken in 1936 with Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds. The P.W.A. provided a $27,000 loan and $22,500 grant for the project, whose total cost was $50,903. The exact location and status of the facility is presently unknown to Living New Deal. P.W.A. Docket No. TX 1066

The Public Works Administration funded a 5-room addition to the Spanish-styled Jonestown school building, originally constructed c. 1918-1922. The project was W1151, approved 11/14/1935 for a loan of $7,000 and grant of $5,727. Contract was awarded 1/14/1936, construction begun 4.7.1936, and completed 7/16/1936. Final total cost was $13,146. Architects were N. W. Overstreet and A. H. Town. Contractor was B. W. Crawford of Clarksdale. Work was completed by laborers from the Jonestown Relief Rolls. The school had Mississippi Landmark status when it was destroyed by fire in 2006. It had been undergoing renovations to use as a community center at...

Big Timber Pioneer reported that an $18,000 grant was made to "school district No. 7 of Yellowstone county for building school additions" in Laurel. The school in question was most likely what was then Laurel High School at 410 Colorado Avenue, which opened in 1908. That building now houses Laurel School District Administration offices.

A new $52,900 addition was added to the school at Maben in 1938. Approximately 52 men were employed in the project designed by architects Overstreet and Town. The Board of Trustees for the school contributed materials. In June 1938, request had been made for $33,000 from PWA, which was not awarded. Funding was secured from WPA. A fire in 1953 destroyed almost half of the school including most of the new addition.

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

A school building in Mooers—which Living New Deal believes to be part of the town's School St. facility—received an addition during the Great Depression. Its construction was enabled by a $117,000 federal Public Works Administration (PWA) grant, which covered nearly half of the eventual $257,745 total project cost. Construction occurred between Dec. 1937 and Feb. 1939. PWA Docket No. NY 1519

The Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) enabled a large school addition project in Negaunee, Michigan. The P.W.A. supplied a grant of $108,000 for the project, whose total cost was $242,594. Construction occurred between 1936 and 1937. Living New Deal believes the building in question to be that which presently serves as Negaunee Middle School. P.W.A. Docket No. MI 1018

A school addition was constructed in Pellston, Michigan as a Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) project. The P.W.A. supplied a $18,987 grant for the project, whose total cost was $42,118. The exact location and status of the facility is presently unknown to Living New Deal. PWA Docket No. MI 1575

The Public Works Administration (PWA) and the Works Progress Administration funded the construction of an addition to a school building in Roosevelt, Duchesne County, Utah. (The town is named after T.R. not FDR) The school addition was designed by the architecture firm Scott & Welch and the contractor of record was Tolboe & Tolboe. The photograph from the National Archives does not specify the name of the school, but there may well have only been only one in Roosevelt at the time.  But, having viewed all the schools in Roosevelt UT in 2022, we are sure that this school building has since been...

The Works Progress Administration built a school addition and gymnasium in Carnegie, OK. Contributor note: "Facing State Highway 58 (S. Carnegie Street) is a pre-WPA school building now called The Memorial Building, which serves as a community center. On the south side of this school, a classroom extension has been added. A change in the color of the brick differentiates where this addition was added. Windows on the south side of this addition are set in triples. A WPA shield on the southeast corner by the entrance reads 1937-1938. Perpendicular to the original school building on the east side (rear) is a...

Multiple school addition projects in Dimondale, Michigan were constructed as a Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) project. The first occurred in 1936; the second was completed in 1939. The exact location and status of the project is presently unknown to Living New Deal. PWA Docket Nos. MI 1121, 1654