Bathhouse number 6 was the last bathhouse built in St. Louis during the time when the need for bathing by those with no indoor plumbing was a critical problem. They were built in those areas of the city with the… read more
Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) laborers rebuilt Turner Road Bridge (believed to be at the point where it crosses Little River) in Charlton, Mass. after it was seriously damaged by floods in 1936.
WPA workers completed several improvement projects at West Queen Anne Playfield between 1936 and 1939. The largest of these projects was the construction of a combination shelter house, grandstand, and baseball backstop near the intersection of West Blaine Street and… read more
The Leominster State Forest area was purchased by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in 1922. The area was the site of many historic settlements and cellar holes from the 1800s. With the implementation of the New Deal, Leominster State Forest was… read more
Fort Wootton in Trinidad, Colorado “is a giant war memorial that takes up about half a city block. It was once described as the most complete war memorial in the nation. Nine veterans’ groups teamed up with the WPA to… read more
Formerly the Westfield State Sanatorium, what is now Western Massachusetts Hospital was constructed as a New Deal project with Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) assistance. The P.W.A. supplied a $364,275 grant for the project, whose total cost was $1,002,217. Construction occurred… read more
The PWA helped build this community building/city hall in Richmond. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. From the NRHP nomination: “Construction of the Richmond Community Building began April 1, 1936, and was completed and… read more
Lee, Massachusetts’s former Hyde School was enlarged in 1936 by an addition constructed with federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds. The P.W.A. supplied a grant of $56,244 to the project, whose total cost was $124,999. Construction occurred between April 1936… read more
Wareham Town Hall was constructed as a New Deal Public Works Administration (PWA) project. The PWA provided a grant of $72,000 to the town for the project, whose total cost was $194,982. Construction occurred between Feb. 1938 and Jan. 1939…. read more
The historic former police station for Weymouth, Massachusetts—now the Weymouth Teen Center—was constructed with federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds in 1936. The building housed law enforcement operations until 1996. The PWA provided a $12,735 grant for the project, whose… read more