Civic Center (old Armory) – Livingston MT
The $100,000 civic center and armory in Livingston, MT was constructed by the WPA. The facility is still open for public recreational use today. W.P.A. Official Project Number: 65‐91‐6554
Civic Center and Armory – Laurel MS
The Art Deco civic center and armory was Public Works Administration (PWA) project W1206. Designed by Edgar Lucian Malvaney, it was approved 10/24/1036 and completed 11/10/1937. The PWA allotted a grant of $51,226 toward the completion cost of $110,575. A… read more
Civil Prison (demolished) Improvements – Brooklyn NY
The federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) undertook a sizable public building improvement project in Brooklyn, New York beginning in 1935. The project involved the “Improvement of Public Buildings and Offices” at more than 30 locations, including the no-longer-extant Civil Prison… read more
Claremore Armory (demolished) – Claremore OK
The armory was built by the WPA in 1935: “This armory is a single-story, rectangular…structure constructed of cut, course, and rusticated native stone of buff color. The central portion of the roof is arched, while the remainder of it is… read more
Clinton Armory – Clinton OK
The Works Progress Administration built the Clinton Armory in Clinton OK. Contributor Note: “The Clinton Armory was built by the WPA between 1935-1937. It was designed by Bryan W. Nolan. The main entrance faces south onto Opal Avenue, across from… read more
Coast Guard Air Station – Elizabeth City NC
Commissioned August 15, 1940, Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. It continues to serve and is presently the busiest such facility in the United States.
Coast Guard Air Station – St. Petersburg FL
Coast Guard Air Station St. Petersburg was built during 1934-1935 with Public Works Administration (PWA) funds and under Works Progress Administration (WPA) labor and rules. Built during this time were a 100 ft by 120 ft aircraft hangar and associated… read more
Coast Guard Air Station (former) – Brooklyn NY
A former military facility, the Coast Guard Air Station at Floyd Bennett Field was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. “The City of New York under the direction of Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia, deeded a portion of New York City’s only… read more
Coast Guard Cutter “Taney” – Baltimore MD
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Taney, now a museum ship in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, was built in 1935-1936, with funds from the Public Works Administration. During World War II, the Taney was outfitted with extra weaponry and saw action in… read more
Coast Guard Station (demolished) – Hampton Beach NH
A 1938 Hampton Union article reported that: “The new Hampton Beach Coast Guard station will be the most elaborate and up to date of any in this section. The large two and one half story building will be located in… read more
Cochituate Fire Station (former) Improvements – Wayland MA
The W.P.A. conducted improvement work to the former Cochituate fire station. Work included interior and exterior repainting.
Colden Fire Hall (former) – Colden NY
This brick fire hall was constructed as Colden’s Fire Station #1 by the WPA: “In the 1930’s plans were drawn for a new Station #1 to be located across the street from the hall of the time next to Cazenovia… read more
Cole County Jail and Sheriff’s Residence – Jefferson City MO
In 1972 the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service approved the nomination of the Cole County Jail-Sheriff’s House to the National Register of Historic Places. The areas of significance were identified as architecture, political and jurisprudence. The nomination… read more
Colleton County Jail – Walterboro SC
“This [PWA] project consisted of additions to the courthouse and the construction of this two-story reinforced-concrete jail. The jail contains the warden’s quarters, dayroom and two cells each for white and colored women, two day rooms and four felony cages… read more
Collin County Jail Remodel – McKinney TX
Collin County Jail was erected in 1880. The two-story Collin County Jail features quarry-faced, ashlar limestone masonry construction and exhibits detailing and massing characteristic of the High-Victorian Italianate style. Two-tiered pilasters mark the slightly projecting central bay. This bay features… read more
Colonel DeWitt Fire Station (former) Improvements – Oxford MA
Oxford, Massachusetts’s old Colonel DeWitt Fire Station, located on Barton Street, received modest assistance from Federal Emergency Relief Administration funds in 1934. The current status of the building is unknown to Living New Deal.
Colorado Amphitheater – Golden CO
“Located on the south side of South Table Mountain, the amphitheater was constructed by the WPA during 1933-35. With an estimated 2,500 seats, it is the second largest of only four known historic open-air amphitheaters in Colorado. The fieldstone and… read more
Colton Fire Station – Colton CA
"Station 211, located at 303 East "E" St, was constructed in 1936 by the City of Colton and the Works Progress Administration. It is considered a historical landmark by the Historical Preservation Commission, and is Landmark No. 10. Station 211… read more
Commonwealth Armory (demolished) Development – Boston MA
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) conducted substantial improvement work at the historic Commonwealth Armory. The facility was demolished in 2002. The details—including description, Official Project Numbers, total costs, and sponsors—of more than a dozen W.P.A. projects undertaken at the armory can be found in… read more
Company Officers Quarters – Novato CA
‘… sixteen identical company officers quarters. Each unit will accommodate 1 officer and his famly and is a 1-story-and-basement building with reinforced concrete foundations, stuccoed hollow-tile wallas and a roof covered with Spanish tiel… All of the buildings at Hamilton… read more
Connecticut Street Armory Improvements – Buffalo NY
Also known as the 174th Regiment Armory, the Connecticut Street Armory was ‘overhauled’ by federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) labor.
Coral Gables Museum – Coral Gables FL
Originally the local police and fire station. “The Coral Gables Public Safety Building, more commonly referred to as the Old Police and Fire Station, was built in 1939 on the corner of Argon Avenue and Salzedo Street. Phineas Paist, the… read more
County Armory (former) – Eden NC
This WPA armory was constructed in 1939. It now houses J.R.’s Archery.
County Jail – Yazoo City MS
The Yazoo County Jail was constructed as PWA Mississippi project 1087 with funding of $20,450 toward the $35,000 cost. J. R. Flint Construction Company built the new jail south of the City Hall on South Washington Street. R. W. Naef… read more
County Jail (former) Improvements – Martinez CA
In 1938, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) made improvements to the former Contra Costa County jail, which stands just behind the old courthouse (the present Finance Building) at 625 Court Street. According to a WPA Project Card from the National… read more
Courthouse Jail (demolished) – Bay Springs MS
Public Works Administration, project W1208, constructed a two-story Art Deco style jail for the courthouse. A grant of $13,939 was approved toward the total cost of $30,977 6/22/1938. Contract was awarded 9/13/1938 and construction begun 9/22/1938. Architects were Krouse &… read more
Craighead County Jail (former) – Jonesboro AR
This utilitarian yellow brick structure with subtle Art-Deco touches was a Public Works Administration project. Completed in 1939, the jail replaced the old Jonesboro jail located at Madison and Monroe streets. This building remained in use as Craighead County’s jail… read more
Curry County Courthouse – Clovis NM
The historic Curry County Courthouse (and jail) in Clovis, New Mexico was developed as a New Deal project in 1936. The Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) provided a $73,507 grant for the project, whose total cost was $163,388. P.W.A. Docket No…. read more
D.C. Workhouse and Reformatory Historic District Improvements – Washington DC
The Civil Works Administration and the Public Works Administration (PWA) completed improvements at the District of Columbia Reformatory and Workhouse (today’s “D.C. Workhouse and Reformatory Historic District”) between 1933 and 1940. “During the latter part of December 1933 an appropriation was obtained… read more
Darlington National Guard Armory – Darlington IN
The Works Progress Administration built the National Guard Armory in Darlington IN in 1938. Presently, (November 2021) it serves as a community center.
David Street Fire Station Improvements – Casper WY
The Civil Works Administration (CWA) worked to improve the 1921 David Street Fire Station, also known as Fire Department Station 1, in Casper, Wyoming. Cassity: “The beautiful, but already aging, David Street Fire Station in Casper gained its share of… read more
Dawes County Courthouse – Chadron NE
The historic Dawes County Courthouse in Chadron, Nebraska was constructed with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA provided a $44,893 grant for the project, whose total cost was $99,771. Construction occurred between January 1936 and… read more
Delano Park – Decatur AL
“When the Great Depression hit in the 1930s, Franklin Delano Roosevelt used landscape and park projects to provide relief and hope for America. The second great period of park building occurred during this ten year period when the CWA and… read more
Delaware Ordnance Depot (former) Development – Pedricktown NJ
The WPA conducted extensive work at former Delaware Ordnance Depot, located on the west side of Route 130 about halfway between Penns Grove and Pedricktown. Many buildings and much of the infrastructure from the time is still extant. WPA projects at the… read more
Des Moines Fire Department – Des Moines IA
"This is a modern fire station which includes not only all the necessary facilities for the fighting but also provisions for training, recreation, housing of personnel, and maintenance of all equipment. The building is located in the business district of… read more
District Jail (demolished) – Washington DC
According to the Washington Post, the Public Works Administration (PWA) paid for additions to the District Jail, first built in 1876. In 1938, four new cell blocks, two connecting wings, a new powerhouse, and a new laundry facility were proposed…. read more
Dixie Bibb Graves Armory (former) – Montgomery AL
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) built the Dixie Bibb Graves Armory in Montgomery in 1935. The structure was named after Dixie Graves, the first female senator to represent Alabama, and wife of Governor Bibb Graves. A WPA grant for the… read more
Durham Armory – Durham NC
A former armory quartering the Durham National Guard, what is now the central civic center in downtown Durham, North Carolina was constructed between 1935 and 1937 by the Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) It was converted to a civic center circa… read more
East Bakersfield Firehouse No. 2 – Bakersfield CA
This compact, red-roofed station was built with $30,000 in federal funds.
East Hall (Isolation Building, former Florida Industrial School for Girls)- Ocala FL
The facility now known as East Hall was originally constructed as the “Isolation Building” for Florida Industrial School for Girls, a reformatory. It was constructed in 1936 as a New Deal-aided project. The Public Works Administration (PWA) supplied a $27,727… read more