Start Year: 1937

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed a new city hall / auditorium for Park River, North Dakota; now referred to as the Park River City Auditorium. Construction began in Nov. 1937 and the building was dedicated in Jun. 1939.

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed a gorgeous armory building in Valley City, North Dakota, in 1937. The building bears two 'WPA 1937' cornerstones, and was dedicated Jan. 10, 1938. The facility is still extant, though it is no longer in use as an armory.

The Civil Works Administration (CWA) constructed a welding laboratory for what was then known as the North Dakota Agricultural College, now North Dakota State University (NDSU). Work was completed in early 1934. The exact location and status of the facility is unknown to Living New Deal. Per a newspaper article at the time: With the installation of detailed equipment, the new welding laboratory of the school of engineering at N. D. A. C. is nearing completion. The laboratory will be housed in the new brick addition at the northwest corner of the engineering laboratories building. Realizing the value and importance of a practical...

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed a fire hall in Kief, North Dakota. It was dedicated at the end of Sept. 1937. The location and status of the structure is unknown to Living New Deal.

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) built the Nicodemus, Kanas, Township Hall from 1937 to 1939. This handsome limestone community center was built to support the local population of Nicodemus, which was settled by African-American Exodusters after the Civil War. At the time of construction the building was one place that the African-American community could gather without interference. It is now part of the Nicodemus National Historic Site. The National Park Service says this about the site: "Township Hall is a magnificent limestone building that was completed in 1939. Construction on the building started in 1937 as a WPA (Works Progress Administration) project,...

The historic branch post office in South Portland, Maine was built in 1937-9 with Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service.

The historic post office in Belzoni, Mississippi was built in 1937-8 with Treasury Department funds. The handsome building is still in service.

The historic former post office in Trenton, Tennessee was built in 1937 with Treasury Department funds. Now privately owned, the building is known as (appropriately enough) The Old Post Office; though what, if any, public-facing purpose the building serves is unknown to Living New Deal.

The historic post office in St. James, Minnesota was built in 1937-8 with Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service.

A remarkable and unique New Deal project involved the relocation of what had been the post office in St. Cloud to a new location, four blocks away, to be renovated into St. Cloud's city hall. The work was undertaken in 1937 by E. W. LaPlante with the city providing labor furnished by way of the Works Progress Administration (WPA). The building was relocated on rollers from W. St Germain St. & 8th Ave. S (SE corner) to W. St Germain St. & 4th Ave. S (past SE corner), a distance of roughly 1,400 feet. The bulk of the work took place...