Start Year: 1936

The historic former Eaton Grade School building in Eaton, New York was, Living New Deal believes, originally one of two similarly designed school buildings built in the Town of Eaton as part of a New Deal project. The PWA provided a $185,625 grant for a project that included the Morrisville Central School. Construction on both schools began in 1936. The school building is now privately owned and fenced off. PWA Docket No. NY 1118-A.

Multiple school addition projects in Dimondale, Michigan were constructed as a Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) project. The first occurred in 1936; the second was completed in 1939. The exact location and status of the project is presently unknown to Living New Deal. PWA Docket Nos. MI 1121, 1654

The Iron County Jail in Crystal Falls, Michigan, built adjacent to the county courthouse, was constructed as Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) project. The P.W.A. supplied a $17,015 grant for the project, whose total cost was $59,798. Construction occurred in 1936. PWA Docket No. MI 1142

Gladstone, Michigan received a water disposal facility as part of a large Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) project. The P.W.A. supplied a $35,170 grant for the project, whose total cost was $78,420. Construction occurred in 1936. The exact location and status of the project is presently unknown to Living New Deal. PWA Docket No. MI 1150

A water main construction project was undertaken in Ishpeming, Michigan with Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) project funds. The P.W.A. supplied a $76,091 grant for the project, whose total cost was $178,525. Construction occurred between Feb. 1936 and Sept. 1937. PWA Docket No. MI 1125

Battle Creek, Michigan's Wilson School was constructed as a Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) project. The P.W.A. supplied a $101,454 grant for the project, whose total cost was $228,208. Construction occurred between 1936 and 1937. The building, later known as Wilson Academy, has since been demolished. PWA Docket No. MI 1258-R

Battle Creek's six-story Y-shaped former General Hospital building was completed as part of a large Public Works Administration (P.W.A.)-sponsored project. The P.W.A. supplied a $300,000 loan for the project, whose total cost was $316,882. Work occurred between Nov. 1936 and Aug. 1938. The building, which has since been enlarged, presently serves as the West Brook Place housing complex. PWA Docket No. MI 4306

The 1936 town hall building in Marshall, Michigan was constructed with the assistance of Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds. The P.W.A. supplied $40,886 for the project, whose total cost was $91,459. PWA Docket No. MI 1079

The Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) enabled a large school addition project in Negaunee, Michigan. The P.W.A. supplied a grant of $108,000 for the project, whose total cost was $242,594. Construction occurred between 1936 and 1937. Living New Deal believes the building in question to be that which presently serves as Negaunee Middle School. P.W.A. Docket No. MI 1018

Gladstone, Michigan's historic City Hall was constructed in 1936. The building features six stone reliefs above its main entrance. A local source states that construction involved work relief labor, implying Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) involvement.