- City:
- Williston, ND
- Site Type:
- Education and Health, Libraries
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Description
“Library additions were also constructed,” by the federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) “such as the expansion of the Williston and Mandan Public Libraries …”
Living New Deal believes this library to be what since became known as the James Memorial Library, though further confirmation is needed.
Source notes
National Register of Historic Places nomination form: https://history.nd.gov/hp/PDFinfo/MPDF%20Complete%20Rev%2010_2010.pdf (page 98)Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on March 28, 2015.
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The James Memorial Library is still in use today as an events center. https://www.thejamesmemorial.org/?fbclid=IwAR1lkf9JiwCUn_WFKvcUI5Ce9gL8CLaZkRvq-x3wO7qV6F2fsxya8l60iQM