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The [then-]North Texas State College‘s Orchestra Hall was constructed with federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds. The building (also known as Music Hall), which was located at Chestnut St. and Ave. C, has since been demolished and replaced. The P.W.A…. read more

The original Texas Woman’s University “Demonstration School served the teaching students of the University’s College of Education as a means of gaining practical experience. The original building was erected at the southeast corner of Bell Avenue and Texas Street in… read more

The former Texas Woman’s University gymnasium was constructed with the assistance of Work Projects Administration (W.P.A.) funds and labor. Located at the northwest former of N. Bell Ave. and Administration Dr., the W.P.A. contributed $40,000 toward the project.

Brackenridge Hall was completed in 1916. A fourth floor was constructed during the 1930s with federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds. The building, since demolished, has since been replaced by the Brackenridge Student Union.

The Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) conducted work at the since-demolished Whitney School, which had been located on [South] School Street in South Ashburnham, in 1937. W.P.A. Bulletin: “In Ashburnham a long needed assembly room will be available for pupils of… read more

WPA Bulletin, 1937: “WPA workmen have completed repairs to the Hannah Dustin School, Haverhill …”

In 1937, the Works Progress Administration built a “low art moderne warehouse for the New York City Department of Purchase, directly under the Brooklyn Bridge and opposite Pete’s Downtown. Approved by the New York City Art Commission, it was designed… read more

Omaha’s Logan Fontenelle Housing Project was constructed as a federal Public Works Administration (PWA) project during the Great Depression. Located from 20th to 24th Streets, and from Paul Street north, the project was demolished in 1995. PWA Docket No. H-2001

A high school in Burlington, Wyoming was constructed as a federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) project during the Great Depression. Completed in 1939, the facility has since been demolished. PWA Docket No. WY [X]1064

A former junior high school building in Lander, Wyoming was constructed as a federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) project during the Great Depression. The PWA supplied a $52,291 grant for the project, whose total cost was $119,527. Construction occurred between… read more