In 1935, Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) workers stationed in the Bridger-Teton National Forest constructed three buildings for the Hoback Guard Station: an office/dwelling, a shed, and a garage. There is a fourth building on the site that is not CCC…. read more
"In 1937[sic], renowned art deco architect Claud Beelman, then partner at Curlett + Beelman, could not have had any inkling that his WPA commissioned Hollywood Post Office Building, (located at 1615 Wilcox) would end up being a dead letter repository… read more
What is now the Hugo School Administration Office was constructed as the community’s post office during the Great Depression. The re-purposed building continues to house New Deal artwork inside.
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) had a camp at Illahee Flats, in the North Umpqua River Valley in Oregon. We do not know the exact years the camp was active, but enrollees from this camp almost certainly built the wooden… read more
Completed in 1934, the historic United States Immigration Office facility in Honolulu was constructed with Treasury Department funds. The complex, which was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973, [ as per the NRHP nomination form] “consists of/five buildings:… read more
The CCC first arrived at the park in 1933. Quarters were soon built for 250 CCC boys. The CCC would help build “trails, bridges, camps, shelter, and more.” (http://friendofindianadunes.org/historic-page/) The CCC also built roads, gatehouses and other facilities. “A CCC… read more
The historic U.S. Border Inspection Station on Alburg Springs Road in Alburg, Vermont was built in 1937 with U.S. Treasury Department funds.
The historic U.S. Border Inspection Station on State Route 247 in Beebe Plain, Vermont was built in 1937 with U.S. Treasury Department funds.
The historic U.S. Border Inspection Station on State Route 141 in Canaan, Vermont was built in 1933 with U.S. Treasury Department funds.
The historic U.S. Border Inspection Station on Customs Road northwest of Curlew, Washington was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. Built in 1937, the Colonial Revival structure (along with attendant storage shed) is still in service.
The historic U.S. Border Inspection Station at Boundary Line Road in Fort Fairfield, Maine was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The Colonial Revival facility was completed in 1934.
The historic former U.S. Border Inspection Station on State Route 235 in the town of Franklin, Vermont was constructed c. 1935 with U.S. Treasury Department funds. The station is also known as the “Morse’s Line” facility.
The historic U.S. Border Inspection Station on U.S. 395 in Laurier, Washington was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. Built in 1935, the Colonial Revival structure (built with Cape Cod-style Immigration Residence and Customs Residence) is still in service.
The historic U.S. Border Inspection Station on Route 229 / Grand Falls Rd. in Limestone, Maine was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The Colonial Revival (Cape Cod)-style facility was built in 1933.
The historic U.S. Border Inspection Station on Beebe Road in Newport, Vermont was built ca. 1938 with U.S. Treasury Department funds.
The historic U.S. Border Inspection Station on State Route 243 in [North] Troy, Vermont was built in 1937 with U.S. Treasury Department funds. A newer facility has been built by the New Deal structure.
The historic U.S. Border Inspection Station on State Route 114 in Norton, Vermont was built in 1933 with U.S. Treasury Department funds.
The historic U.S. Border Inspection Station on Boundary Rd. in Orient Maine was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The Colonial Revival facility (along with attendant garage) was built in 1937.
The historic U.S. Border Inspection Station (and attendant housing facilities) on State Route 188 (a.k.a. Tecate Rd.) in Tecate, California was built in 1934 with U.S. Treasury Department funds. The facility is in Spanish Colonial Revival style, and is listed… read more
The historic U.S. Border Inspection Station (along with an attendant residence building) on State Route 108 in [West] Berkshire, Vermont was built in 1934 with U.S. Treasury Department funds.
The historic former U.S. Border Inspection Station on Border Lane off U.S. 2 in Houlton, Maine was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The facility was completed in 1934. Wikipedia: “This border crossing was closed in the early 1970s when… read more
The historic former U.S. Border Inspection Station in Highgate Springs, Vermont was constructed in 1940 with U.S. Treasury Department funds. It has since been demolished.
The historic former U.S. Border Inspection Station on State Highway 40 in Noonan, North Dakota was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. Completed in 1937, the facility was demolished and replaced ca. 2011.
The historic former U.S. Border Inspection Station on Highway 21 West in Danville, Washington was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. Built ca. 1936, the facility was “sold and relocated” once replaced ca. 1988. The present location and status of… read more
The former U.S. Inspection Station at the Canadian border north of Eureka, Montana (along Route 93) was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds during the 1930s. Completion photographs of the facility taken Nov. 3, 1933 reside in the National Archives…. read more
The historic former U.S. Border Inspection Station in Laredo, Texas was built in 1943 with U.S. Treasury Department funds. The facility was in Spanish Colonial Revival style. The facility has been replaced, and Living New Deal believes the New Deal… read more
The historic former U.S. Border Inspection Station (and attendant garage facility) on State Route 1 in Porthill, Idaho was built in 1938 with U.S. Treasury Department funds. Living New Deal believes the structure has been demolished and replaced with a… read more
The former U.S. Inspection Station at the Canadian border north of Raymond, Montana (along Route 16) was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds during the 1930s. A completion photograph of the facility taken Aug. 5, 1937 resides in the National… read more
The former U.S. Inspection Station at the Mexican border south of Sasabe, Arizona (along Route 286) was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds during the 1930s. Completion photographs of the facility taken May 7, 1937 reside in the National Archives…. read more
The former U.S. Inspection Station at the Canadian border north of Scobey, Montana (along Route 13) was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds during the 1930s. Completion photographs of the facility taken Jul. 6, 1937 reside in the National Archives…. read more
The former U.S. Inspection Station at the Canadian border north of Sherwood, North Dakota (along Route 28) was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds during the 1930s. A completion photograph of the facility taken June 3, 1937 resides in the… read more
The former U.S. Inspection Station at the Canadian border north of Westhope, North Dakota (along Route 83) was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds during the 1930s. Completion photographs of the facility taken Sept. 4, 1937 reside in the National… read more
The historic U.S. Border Inspection Station on State Route 105A in East Richford, Vermont was altered in 1940 with U.S. Treasury Department funds. Modifications included changes to “the garage and inspection bays and residential quarters.”
The northern L-shape wing of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building, at Pennsylvania Avenue and 10th Street NW, was constructed in 1934-1935. The existing IRS building (square and containing four court yards) had been built in 1930, as part of… read more
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) developed the International Peace Garden during the 1930s.
The historic Inwood Station post office in New York, New York was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds in 1937. The building is still in use today.
“In August 1935, the the first members of Company 2699 of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) arrived on Isle Royale… The CCC, made up of very young men, spent seven summers as the manpower that constructed much of the young… read more
Between 1933 and 1942, relief workers stationed at two Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camps and one Works Progress Administration (WPA) camp carried out extensive development of Itasca State Park at the headwaters of the Mississippi River. They constructed 45 buildings… read more
The historic J. Marvin Jones Federal Building in Amarillo, Texas was constructed as the U.S. Post Office and Courthouse with Treasury Department funds. The building, which was completed in 1938, houses multiple examples of New Deal artwork.
Constructed in 1936-37 by the Treasury Department under supervising architect Louis A. Simon.
Check out our latest map and guide to the work of the New Deal in Washington, D.C. It includes 500 New Deal sites in the District alone, highlighting 34 notable sites, and includes an inset map of the area around the National Mall which can be used for self-guided walking tours.
Take a look at our previous guides, equally comprehensive, covering key New Deal sites in San Francisco and New York City.
