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  • Leon County Armory (former) - Tallahassee FL
    Now a senior center, Tallahassee's historic Leon County Armory was constructed with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA provided a $19,859 grant to the project, whose total cost was $74,365. Construction occurred between November 1934 and June 1935. The building now serves as a senior center. PWA Docket No. FL 9236
  • Leon County Jail - Tallahassee FL
    The Leon County Jail was constructed in 1937 at a cost of $100,000, replacing an older jail located immediately adjacent. The new facility was segregated by gender, proving spaces for 72 men and 26 women. The jail featured common areas on the lower level, and included its own laundry, hospital ward, and living quarters for the jailer. The jail was designed by the prominent Tampa architect, Malachi Leo Elliot, working with contractor T. A. Monk. This same team concurrently designed and built the PWA-funded Leon High School, which was completed in early 1937. Today Leon High School, as well as several other...
  • Lexington National Guard Armory (former) - Lexington KY
    The WPA built the National Guard Armory in Lexington in 1941. Strong horizontal lines define the 2nd floor, front façade. The design is almost identical to that of the Richmond, Kentucky WPA armory. It is now a police fitness center and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
  • Lincoln County Courthouse - Libby MT
    The Lincoln County Courthouse (is) truly a story of two buildings in one as the mid-1930s Art Deco-styled courthouse received a totally new front, in a contemporary style, in the 1970s as the town and county expanded in the wake of the federal spending in constructing Libby Dam. The rectangular blockiness, flat roof, and band of windows set within a symmetrical facade makes the courthouse one of the state’s best designs for a rural public building in the late 20th century. Sometimes misattributed to the Works Progress Administration (WPA), the project was enabled by Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA provided a...
  • Lincoln County Jail and Sheriff's Residence - Canton SD
    Located on North Main Street across from the Lincoln County Courthouse in Canton, SD, the WPA assisted in the construction of the county's jail and sheriff's residence.
  • Lindbergh Bay Temporary Landing Field - Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas VI
    The Federal Emergency Relief Administration prepared a temporary landing field at Lindbergh Bay in 1935. The field subsequently became the site of a United States Marine Corps Airbase built in 1937 by the Public Works Administration.
  • Linden Fire Station (former) Expansion - Malden MA
    Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) workers constructed an extension to the multi-purpose former community building and Linden Fire Station in Malden, Mass. WPA Bulletin: A ward meeting place has been built, recreational quarters added and library floor space doubled by a recent WPA addition to the Linden Fire Station, and branch public library, Maiden. The addition is provided with modern heating, plumbing and electricity. The expansion housed a small branch library, in addition to the fire station. The building has not been an active fire station or library for years, however, it remains the property of the City of Malden which utilizes it for...
  • Lockwood Basin (former) Improvements - Boston MA
    The W.P.A. conducted improvement work at Lockwood Basin in East Boston, Mass. W.P.A. project details: "Improvements at Boston Navy Yard, So. Boston Annex, and Lockwood Basin" Official Project Number: 154‐3‐14‐529 Total project cost: $568,252.00 Sponsor: U.S. Navy Department "Improvements at Boston Navy Yard, So. Boston Annex, and Lockwood Basin" Official Project Number: 165‐2‐14‐426 Total project cost: $179,140.00 Sponsor: U.S. Navy Department
  • Lockwood Hall - Pearl Harbor HI
    Lockwood Hall, a.k.a. Building 662, originally constructed as the Bachelor Officer Quarters, was constructed in 1934 with Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds. "Legend holds that during World War II, the concrete lanai was painted with a map of the Pacific that submariners used to plot strategy while Marines guarded the Lockwood entrances." P.W.A. Federal Project No. 193
  • Long Island Hospital (former) Firehouse - Boston MA
    WPA Bulletin: Long Island — Boston's smallest firehouse is soon to be built by WPA. Though David-like in proportion the new building will be a Goliath to the 1500 people and 16 institutional buildings on this Boston Harbor plot of land. When complete it will be 67 feet long, 27 feet wide and one story high, housing modern and efficient fire-fighting equipment. The Island is greatly in need of adequate protection as the only existing apparatus is a hand-drawn pump and rolls of hose.
  • Long Island Military Reservation (former) Improvements - Portland ME
    The U.S. military had a sizable footprint on Maine's Long Island, and the Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) conducted improvement work at the site. Project information: "Clean areas at Peaks Island and Long Island Military Reservation" Official Project Number: 165‐2‐11‐122 Total project cost: $9,603.00
  • Los Angeles Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Center - Los Angeles CA
    "Designed as the largest enclosed structure without walls in the world by noted California architects Robert Clements and Associates, this Art Deco building, constructed between 1938 and 1941 by the WPA, is the largest and second-oldest Navy Reserve Center in the United Stages. It has served as the induction, separation, and training center for more than 100,000 sailors since World War II well as the filming site for countless motion pictures and television shows."
  • Los Prietos CCC Camp (former) - Santa Barbara CA
    The former Los Prietos Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp was located in the Los Padres National Forest in the mountains behind Santa Barbara CA. Today, it serves as a juvenile correctional camp for boys.
  • Lost Hills Fire Station - Lost Hills CA
    The New Deal funded a $6,000 adobe fire station in Lost Hills. Current status unknown.
  • Louisville Fire Department - Louisville KY
    "The rapid growth of the city of Louisville, population 307,745 in 1930, necessitated additional facilities for the fire department. A grant was secured from the PWA with which this central fire station was built, as well as a hospital annex, an extension to the sewerage system, and some park recreational improvements. The total cost of all of these projects was $1,665,230. The fire station is three stories and a basement in height, approximately 90 by 120 feet in plan, and has a volume of 564,322 cubic feet. In the basement is a swimming pool, 30 by 60 feet. The first floor...
  • Louisville National Guard Armory (former) - Louisville KY
    From contributor Charles Swaney: "Modern deco design in this 2-story building that presently houses the Communication Arts Center of Trinity High School.  Trees obscure the front façade, but the prominent vertical elements surrounding the entry are still evident as is the rounded portico above the entry." The building is now the Trinity High School Communication Arts Center.
  • Lovell General Hospital (former) Improvements - Shirley MA
    The W.P.A. conducted improvement work at the grounds of the former Lovell General Hospital in Shirley, Mass. W.P.A. project details: "Improve grounds" Official Project Number: 265‐2‐14‐66 Total project cost: $48,421.00 Sponsor: Commanding General, Lovell General Hospital, U.S. Army
  • Lovington Fire Station - Lovington NM
    According to the city's downtown master plan of 2009, the Lovington firehouse was "built by the Works Progress Administration" in 1941. The facility, on South Love Street, is still in service.
  • MacDill Field: Defense Housing Project - Tampa FL
    In 1941, the Public Works Administration (PWA) funded the construction of the MacDill Field Defense Housing Project in Tampa FL. The housing was built for Army enlisted personnel.  
  • Madison Barracks (former) Improvements - Sackets Harbor NY
    The federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) conducted road and building improvement work at the old Madison Barracks in Sackets Harbor, New York.
  • Main Street Firehouse - Pascoag RI
    The historic Main Street Firehouse in Pascoag, Rhode Island was constructed with federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The colonial-style brick building was constructed between Dec. 1938 and Aug. 1939. The PWA supplied a $23,998 grant for the project, whose total cost was $51,721. PWA Docket No. RI X1447
  • Manitowoc Armory - Manitowoc WI
    " the new Armory building under construction in Manitowoc, Wisconsin in April, 1939. Within the central space bounded by partially built outer brick walls are piles of old paving bricks that had been removed from Eighth Street in Manitowoc for re-use in the Armory walls. About 230,000 bricks were recycled for this project. The Armory/exposition building, located at 930 North 18th Street on the Manitowoc County Fair Grounds, was built in 1939 as a WPA project. It provided office and exhibit space for the fair as well as offices, storage, and drill space for the local National Guard unit, Company...
  • Mansfield State Historic Site - Mansfield LA
    According to National Archive files, between 1935 and 1938 WPA crews "landscaped the battleground, installed drains and built drives through the historic site."
  • Mansfield Training School and Hospital (former) Development - Mansfield CT
    America Builds: "Many schools for feeble-minded and epileptic children have been built ... At Mansfield the State of Connecticut maintains a school, which with the aid of a PWA grant of $2,576,700 provides living and hospitalization facilities, as well as farm and shop work adapted to the abilities of the patients."
  • Manteo Fire Station (former) - Manteo NC
    The Manteo Fire Station was constructed with the assistance of WPA funds. The remaining money was raised locally by the Manteo Fire Department, which organized a series of dances. The downstairs was used to house fire equipment while the upstairs served as town hall. The building was remodeled in 1977 when it received its Tudor makeover. The Fire Department has since moved to another location, and this building is now privately owned.
  • March Field - Riverside CA
    From the WPA verso below: "March Field, Riverside, where is situated the headquarters of the Fourth Air Force of the General Headquarters Air Corps, U.S. Army; Major General Jacob E. Fickel, commanding. This field first in the southwest in area and in number and variety of facilities provided for the largest number of Uncle Sam's fliers and future fliers is 80 percent WPA built. Established as an aviation training center during World War #1, it fell later into disuse. For years grss and weeds covered its small runway and the frame hangars. Officers quarters and barracks presented a desolate picture as...
  • Maries County Courthouse - Vienna MO
    Completed in 1942, this Work Projects Administration building features native Missouri stone and concrete. The building was designed by architect Mason C. Abbitt from Jefferson City, MO. Construction occurred in two stages and the facility includes a county jail.
  • Marietta National Cemetery - Marietta GA
    Between 1938 and 1940 the WPA and the War Department conducted a joint effort to improve the landscape design of the Marietta National Cemetery (c. 1866). Though an elaborate archway and speaking platform had been erected in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the cemetery by the 1930s had fallen into disrepair. In 1938, the War Department agreed to have 150 WPA workers improve the grounds. Work included expanding the boundaries of the cemetery on its western side, rehabilitating existing structures and buildings, replacing over 8000 headstones, paving the drive areas, and constructing a reticulated rock wall around the...
  • Marine Barracks Reconstruction - St. Croix VI
    The Public Works Administration (PWA) carried out major repairs and reconstruction of Marine barracks on St Croix. The cost of the PWA work was $2,297.12.
  • Marine Barracks Repairs - Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas VI
    The Public Works Administration (PWA) carried out major repairs and remodeling of the Marine Barracks on St. Thomas. The cost of the PWA work was $1,969.35. The facilities, constructed in the vicinity of the Bourne Field, have been converted in classroom facilities for the University of the Virgin Islands.
  • Marine Corps Airbase at Lindbergh Bay - St. Thomas VI
    “United States Marine Corps Airbase—The completion during the year of a P.W.A. project for the construction of a Marine Corps airbase at Lindbergh Bay estate has been important both because it has given employment to local labor and because it has established a permanent base for the marine unit stationed at St. Thomas. Extensive aviation maneuvers were carried on in the winter months using this newly established air field as a base. Further maneuvers are planned for the coming year, and it is believed that the facilities at Lindbergh Bay will continue to attract similar activities in the future which...
  • Marine Corps Storehouse Repairs - Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas VI
    The Public Works Administration (PWA) carried out major repairs of the Marine Corps Storehouse, Building No. 75. The cost of the PWA work was $1,964.96.
  • Maritime Museum - Santa Barbara CA
    The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum was constructed as a Naval Reserve Armory by the Works Project Administration (WPA) in 1940-42. In 1939, the City of Santa Barbara deeded the land to the Navy, because city leaders thought that a Naval Reserve Armory would be beneficial to the city. The Armory was almost complete when WW II broke out and construction was stopped. The building was boarded up. Then, in 1942, the City of Santa Barbara leased part of the harbor to the Navy for a wharf and the following year Naval Reservists were ordered to finish the building, which was designated a Small...
  • Market House / Central Fire Station Renovation - Newburyport MA
    The Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) conducted substantial modernization work to what was then Newburyport's central fire station. Originally constructed as the Market House in 1823, the building at 1 to 3 Market Square was renovated into an arts center in 1990 and now houses shops. WPA Bulletin, 1937: Down in the tradition-laden city of Newburyport a public building (now a fire station) has been completely modernized. More than a century ago — in 1821 to be exact — Newburyport's men of the "wooden ships and iron men" days built a Market House. The Market House sheltered rovers of the seven seas who...
  • Marquette Lake - Fort Indiantown Gap PA
    The Work Projects Administration (WPA) helped to create Marquette Lake at Fort Indiantown Gap, PA. "The 15 acre lake is fed by Indiantown Run and was built in 1939 by Pennsylvania National Guard engineers, the Work Project Administration (WPA) and the Pennsylvania Work Administration." "The lake itself was constructed in 1939 to serve as a training site for water landing drills."
  • Matteawan State Hospital (former) Improvements - Beacon NY
    The Civil Works Administration (CWA) provided labor for the improvement of what was then the Matteawan State Hospital (now Fishkill Correctional Facility) in Beacon, New York.
  • Memorial Hall (Old Armory) - Mt. Pleasant UT
    The Utah National Guard was funded by the New Deal to built several armories.  One of those is in Mount Pleasant. The exact year of construction is unknown to us.. "During the 1930s, UTNG used federal money, often supplied through the Works Progress Administration (WPA), to build or expand a number of UTNG facilities. The WPA funded eight armories and several garage and storage areas for the UTNG. By 1940, 13 armories were in use by the Utah Guard including  . The building is now utilized by the city of Mt. Pleasant as its Recreation Center, a.k.a. Memorial Hall.
  • MG Charles A. Ott Armory - Santa Barbara CA
    "The Santa Barbara Armory, Work Projects NO. 4256, 7013, and 9073, was sponsored by the City of Santa Barbara and constructed for the 2nd Battalion of the 144th Field Artillery, California National Guard. The work involved the construction of a complete armory plant consisting of two units. The main building is a one story ell shaped structure with two wings having a total floor area of 28,790 square feet including the basement. The Gargare Building, the second unit, has approximately 4800 square feet of floor space and consists of one story and a basement.   "The auditorium section of the Main...
  • Midtown North Police Precinct - New York NY
    In 1938-9, the WPA built a new station house for the NYPD's 18th precinct on West 54th St. The building was designed to replace the older 18th precinct building on 47th St. The New Deal structure is still in use and is now known as the Midtown North Precinct. Construction of the four-story limestone and marble precinct building cost $558,233. Modern feature details were described in a New York Times article cited below.
  • Military (former) Housing - Scotland Neck NC
    The Scotland Neck Historic District contains multiple buildings constructed by the Works Progress Administration (WPA). "In the Clarksville area, on the east side of Main Street in the 1700 block, a one-story, elongated brick multiple housing unit (#124) was constructed by the WPA in 1943. Set on several acres, the buildings originally housed military personnel during World War II. Near the end of the war, it was utilized as a prisoner-of-war camp. After the war, the building was converted to apartments."
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