Search Results for: demolished

  • Rogers Field (demolished) – Pullman WA

    Washington State University’s old Rogers Field, in Pullman, Washington was reconstructed with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds in 1936. The stadium was “severely damaged by a fire in April 1970. Demolished in early 1971, Rogers Field… read more

  • Tri-County Hospital Nurses’ Dormitory (demolished) – Orangeburg SC

    Orangeburg, South Carolina’s former Tri-County Hospital was constructed with federal Public Work Administration (PWA) funds during the Great Depression. The Works Progress Administration (WPA) provided support for construction of the hospital’s nurses’ dormitory. “In 1937 the W.P.A. approved a grant… read more

  • Tri-County Hospital (demolished) – Orangeburg SC

    The federal Public Works Administration supplied “a loan of $120,000 to be repaid over 30 years, as well as an outright grant of $108,900” to Orangeburg for the construction of what was then known as the Tri-County Hospital. Construction occurred… read more

  • Municipal Stadium (demolished) – Rock Hill SC

    “The WPA contributed to construction of the American Legion Municipal Stadium on Cherry Road, an open-air stadium accompanied by a stone building that housed the entrance to the stadium; a plaque on the building commemorates the contribution.” (sc.gov) Believed to… read more

  • Bain Gymnasium (demolished) – Mint Hill NC

    The federal Civil Works Administration (CWA) constructed a gymnasium at the old high school for the Bain school district in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina (now within the city limits of Mint Hill). The structure, whose exact location is unknown to… read more

  • Berryhill Gymnasium (demolished) – Charlotte NC

    The federal Civil Works Administration (CWA) constructed a gymnasium at the old high school for the Berryhill school district in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina (now within the city limits of Charlotte). The structure, whose exact location is unknown to Living… read more

  • Sharon Gymnasium (demolished) – Charlotte NC

    The federal Civil Works Administration (CWA) constructed a gymnasium at the old high school for the Sharon school district in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina (now within the city limits of Charlotte). The structure, whose exact location is unknown to Living New… read more

  • Oakhurst Gymnasium (demolished) – Charlotte NC

    The federal Civil Works Administration (CWA) constructed a gymnasium at the old high school for the Oakhurst school district in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina (now within the city limits of Charlotte). The structure, whose exact location is unknown to Living… read more

  • Pineville Gymnasium (demolished) – Pineville NC

    The federal Civil Works Administration (CWA) constructed a gymnasium at the old high school in Pineville, North Carolina. The structure, whose exact location is unknown to Living New Deal, no longer exists. “The Long Creek High School Gymnasium was one… read more

  • Paw Creek Gymnasium (demolished) – Charlotte NC

    The federal Civil Works Administration (CWA) constructed a gymnasium at the old high school for the Paw Creek school district in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina (now within the city limits of Charlotte). The structure, whose exact location is unknown to… read more