- City:
- Loa, UT
- Site Type:
- Civic Facilities, Courthouses (State & Local)
- New Deal Agencies:
- Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs
- Completed:
- 1938
- Designer:
- Fred Markhum
Description
The historic Wayne County Courthouse in Loa, Utah was constructed as a New Deal project with Works Progress Administration (WPA) labor. The building is still in service. Prior to its construction, “county officials originally met in private homes and rented quarters and later converted a store into office space.” (UCM)
Source notes
https://content.lib.utah.edu/utils/getfile/collection/USHSArchPub/id/6276/filename/6311.pdf https://courthousehistory.com/gallery/states/utah/counties/wayne https://www.utahcountiesmatter.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/County-Government-Histories-of-Utah.pdfSite originally submitted by Evan Kalish on November 22, 2016.
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