• Horace Mann School (demolished) – Neches TX

    The Works Progress Administration built the Horace Mann School in 1939 under project number 665-66-2-48. The brick building had seven rooms and an auditorium when built. Grades 1-12 attended there until around 1949 when grades 9-12 were bussed to Palestine… read more

  • Municipal Ballpark (demolished) – Aberdeen SD

    Aberdeen’s Municipal Ballpark, a.k.a. Pheasant Park, was constructed in 1936, competed as a Works Progress Administration (WPA) project. The facility rebuilt in 1954 and demolished in 1975. The exact location of the since-demolished ballpark is unknown to Living New Deal.

  • Roosevelt Stadium (demolished) – Jersey City NJ

    “Roosevelt Stadium was a baseball park at Droyer’s Point in Jersey City, New Jersey…It was home to the Jersey City Giants. Roosevelt Stadium was finally built in 1937, as a Works Progress Administration project on the grounds of what was… read more

  • Rushsylvania School #3 (demolished) – Rushsylvania OH

    Rushsylvania School #3 (a.k.a. Buckeye Local High School, and Benjamin Logan Junior High School #1) in Rushsylvania, Ohio was constructed in 1935-6 as a New Deal project, with funds from the Public Works Administration (PWA). The PWA provided a $34,022 grant for… read more

  • Birmingham School #2 (demolished) Addition – Birmingham OH

    Birmingham School #2 in Birmingham, Ohio received an auditorium/gymnasium addition in 1936 as a New Deal project, with funds from the Public Works Administration (PWA). The PWA provided a $11,371 grant for the project, whose total cost was $25,667. The building was… read more

  • Wakeman School #2 (demolished) – Wakeman OH

    Wakeman School #2 (Western Reserve High School #1) in Wakeman, Ohio was constructed in 1937 as a New Deal project, with funds from the Public Works Administration (PWA). The PWA provided a $45,000 grant for the project, whose total cost was $100,100…. read more

  • Morgan Township School (demolished) – Okeana OH

    The Morgan Township school building in Okeana, Ohio received an addition/improvements in 1936 as a New Deal project, with funds from the Public Works Administration (PWA). The building is no longer extant. PWA Docket No. OH [W]1218

  • Hanover Township School (demolished) – Hanover OH

    The 1936-7 component of the Hanover Township school building on State Route 130 was built as a New Deal project with funds from the Public Works Administration (PWA). The PWA provided a $11,469 grant for the project, whose total cost was… read more

  • School (demolished) – Reily OH

    The 1937 component of the former Reily Township school building on Reily-Millville Road was built as a New Deal project with funds from the Public Works Administration (PWA). The PWA provided an $18,270 grant for the project, whose total cost… read more

  • New Miami School #2 (demolished) – New Miami OH

    The former New Miami School #2 building in New Miami, Ohio, was constructed as a New Deal project with funds from the Public Works Administration (PWA), in 1936-7. The PWA provided an $85,468 grant for the project, whose total cost… read more