- City:
- St. Paul, MN
- Site Type:
- Civic Facilities, City and Town Halls
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)
- Completed:
- 1936
Description
The WPA did extensive work on the building: rehabilitating, altering, and adding additional space. Redecorating the walls, ceilings, and Capitol dome. Repairing marble floors. Hundreds of windows weather-stripped. Expansion of the basement area via excavation, creating additional storage space. Improvement to heating system. Plumbing and wiring utilities modernized. Tunnel constructed, connecting Capitol to State Historical building. Two storage rooms added to library. Roof rebuilt. Landscaping. Sidewalks extended. Painting.
Source notes
National Archives and Records Administration, Records of the Work Projects Administration, Information Service, Primary File, 1936-42, Box 6, Folder 210-A.Site originally submitted by Brent McKee - wpatoday.org on August 3, 2014.
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