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Humboldt Bay Life-Saving Station – Samoa CA

Samoa Peninsula / Humboldt Bay Life-Saving Station - Samoa CA

The Humboldt Bay Life-Saving Station, a U.S. Coast Guard base on the Samoa Peninsula. Built in 1936-37 with New Deal funds, it replaced an earlier base on the peninsula, and is still in service. A National Park Service survey states,… read more

Project type: Federal Facilities, Forestry and Agriculture, Ranger Stations
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs

Pershing Square Reading Room – Los Angeles CA

Pershing Square Reading Room, c. 1937 ­­– Los Angeles CA

In December 1936, the Los Angeles Public Library opened an outdoor reading room in the heart of the city. Located in Pershing Square, the reading room was staffed by Works Progress Administration (WPA) workers. The library circulated 24,000 books in… read more

Project type: Libraries, Education and Health
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs

Gardner Commons – Bucksport ME

Gardner Commons - Bucksport ME

Gardner Commons is a low income housing apartment subsidized by the federal governments HUD (Housing and Urban Development Division) that utilizes the former Bucksport High School/Jr High, a PWA project. The Bangor Daily News reported in 2009 that $250,000 was… read more

Project type: Civic Facilities, Public Housing
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA), Public Works Funding

Northern Great Basin Experimental Range Station (Squaw Butte Federal Range Experiment Station) – Burns OR

Northern Great Basin Experimental Range entrance sign - Burns OR

As noted on the sign for the Northern Great Basin Experimental Range today, the research station was “established in 1936, (and) dedicated to research on the ecology and management of rangelands.” At its inception, the research facility was known as… read more

Project type: Forestry and Agriculture
Agency: Grazing Service / Division of Grazing, Conservation and Public Lands

Shorewood River Club (Hubbard Park Community Lodge) – Shorewood WI

Shorewood RiverClub (Hubbbard Park Community Lodge), Shorewood, WI

The Works Progress Administration built the Shorewood River Club in Shorewood WI. It was originally built to hold community events, and today it serves the same function. WPA crews also graded the land, built pathways and a spring-fed pool and… read more

Project type: Parks and Recreation, Lodges, Ranger Stations and Visitor Centers
Agency: Work Relief Programs

Hubbard Park Lodge (Scout Craft Cabin) – Shorewood WI

Hubbard Park Lodge (Scout Craft Cabin)

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) built the Hubbard Park Lodge in Shorewood WI. the structure was built for use by Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts. WPA crews also graded the land, built pathways and a spring-fed pool and fountain.  The… read more

Project type: Parks and Recreation, Lodges, Ranger Stations and Visitor Centers
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs

Bean Blossom Township School (Stinesville Elementary School) – Stinesville IN

Built in 1936-37, occupied for school use on September 7, 1937. In 1875, the school district built a wood frame schoolhouse near the center of town. In 1903, the board built a masonry building to replace the frame school. In… read more

Project type: Education and Health, Schools
Agency: Public Works Funding, Public Works Administration (PWA)

Bremer County Courthouse – Waverly IA

Bremer County IA Courthouse

The Public Works Administration (PWA) funded the construction of the Bremer County Courthouse in Waverly IA in 1935.  The project received $60,750 from the PWA. 

Project type: Federal Facilities, Federal Courthouses
Agency: Public Works Funding, Public Works Administration (PWA)

John Day Highway Improvements – Fossil OR

John Day Highway, State Route 19, Near Fossil - Fossil OR

A late 1936 public announcement indicated that a contract had been awarded to Fisher Bros. of Oregon City to grade and resurface 4.1 miles of the Fossil-Kinzua junction of the John Day Highway during the following year. The Oregon State… read more

Project type: Roads, Bridges, and Tunnels, Infrastructure and Utilities
Agency: Public Works Funding, Public Works Administration (PWA)

Wilson Park Entrance – Bedford IN

Wilson Park Entrance

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) built the Wilson Park Entrance in Bedford IN in 1936. According to Ron Bell writing for Times-Mail, the WPA added “new entrances at Otis, Thornton and Wilson parks […]”

Project type: Parks and Recreation
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs
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