- City:
- Biggs, CA
- Site Type:
- City and Town Halls, Civic Facilities
- New Deal Agencies:
- Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs
- Quality of Information:
- Good
- Marked:
- No
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
The Municipal Building in Biggs CA was constructed under the New Deal with funds and labor from the Works Progress Administration (WPA), which was very active in Butte County. The federal government provided about one-third of the cost and local governments paid the rest.
Source notes
WPA record card in National Archives (see photo)
Ken Smith, "Butte County gets a New Deal," Chico News & Review, May 31, 2012. https://www.newsreview.com/chico/content?oid=6160692
Site originally submitted by Lindsey Dillon on February 20, 2009.
Additional contributions by Gray Brechin, Richard A Walker.
Site Details
| Federal Cost | Local Cost | Total Cost |
|---|---|---|
| $121,528.00 | $190,699.00 | $312,227.00 |
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