- City:
- Waverly, MN
- Site Type:
- Civic Facilities, City and Town Halls
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)
- Started:
- 1939
- Completed:
- 1940
- Quality of Information:
- Moderate
Description
“The building was constructed in 1940 under the New Deal program known as the Works Progress Administration (WPA), and was used for town dances, church socials, wedding receptions and speeches by political figures such as Hubert Humphrey.
The original village hall burned down in the summer of 1938. The WPA received plans for a new building that December. Bids were let in May of 1939, and by Labor Day in 1940, Waverly residents celebrated their brand new hall with baseball games, dances, and a carnival.” (https://www.waymarking.com)
Source notes
https://forgottenminnesota.com/2015/02/waverlys-moderne-village-hall/
https://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM3FET_Waverly_Village_Hall_Waverly_MN
WPA Plaque
Site originally submitted by Brent McKee - wpatoday.org on August 10, 2014.
Additional contributions by Seth Hardmeyer.
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