- City:
- Webster, SD
- Site Type:
- Libraries, Education and Health, Civic Facilities, City and Town Halls
- New Deal Agencies:
- Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs
- Started:
- 1941
- Completed:
- 1943
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
Work Projects Administration (WPA) labor participated in construction of what was the city hall in Webster, South Dakota, now Webster Public Library.
Per the Sioux Falls Argus-Leader:
Webster’s new municipal building will be dedicated at ceremonies to be held Tuesday afternoon [July 13, 1943]. The structure, 50×100 feet, two-story and basement, is constructed of concrete at an estimated cost of $70.000, of which approximately $32,000 was provided locally and the balance from WPA funds. The building was started in August, 1941, and except for lay-offs during harvest, WPA labor worked on the project until February, 1943, when WPA was discontinued. Completion of the city hall was done at the city’s expense.
Source notes
"Will Dedicate Webster City Hall," Argus-Leader, Jul. 11, 1943 (page 28): https://www.newspapers.com/article/argus-leader-webster-sd-municipal-build/175424388/
Site originally submitted by Scott Randolph and Evan Kalish on June 28, 2025.
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