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  • Home Management House (UNT; demolished) – Denton TX
    The [then-]North Texas State College’s Home Management House was constructed with federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds. The P.W.A. provided $11,250 for the construction of the building, which was located at the northeast corner of what are now S. Welch... read more
  • Hospital (demolished) Addition (UNT) – Denton TX
    A since-demolished hospital at what was then North Texas State College received an addition constructed with federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds. The P.W.A. provided $11,000 for the project, which was dedicated on April 27, 1937. The location was the... read more
  • Orchestra Hall (UNT; demolished) – Denton TX
    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
  • Demonstration School (TWU; demolished) – Denton TX
    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
  • Gymnasium (TWU; demolished) – Denton TX
    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 (demolished) Addition (TWU) – Denton TX
    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 The building, since demolished, has since been replaced by the Brackenridge Student Union.
  • Whitney School (demolished) Renovations – Ashburnham MA
    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
  • Hannah Dustin School (demolished) Improvements – Haverhill MA
    WPA Bulletin, 1937: “WPA workmen have completed repairs to the Hannah Dustin School, Haverhill …”
  • Department of Purchase Warehouse (demolished) – Brooklyn NY
    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
  • Logan Fontenelle Housing Project (demolished) – Omaha NE
    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

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