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Start Year: 1937

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Navy Yard Improvements (repurposed) – Charleston SC

“The Charleston Naval Base provided defense for the United States from its formation in 1901 to its closure in 1996. Originally designated as the Navy Yard and later as the Naval Base it had a large impact upon the local… read more

Project type: Military and Public Safety
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA), Works Progress Administration (WPA)

High School (former) – Old Glory TX

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) provided funds to construct a new school building in Old Glory after the older school burned. Demolition of the burned school was included in the project. Salvaged bricks from the old structure were used, as… read more

Project type: Education and Health, Schools
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Sijan Field – Milwaukee WI

Sijan Playfield, Milwaukee WI-Milwaukee Public Schools Recreation Division Sign Fieldhouse in Background

The Works Progress Administration built Sijan Field in Milwaukee WI in 1937. Today, the facility serves as the Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) Recreation Division Playfield. It is used for baseball and soccer.

Project type: Education and Health, Athletic Courts and Fields, Parks and Recreation
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Coos Forest Protective Association Compound (State Forestry Complex) – Coos Bay OR

Oregon Department of Forestry  Warehouse

In 1937, Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) enrollees constructed four buildings to serve the Oregon Forestry Department and its work in nearby forests. The buildings associated with the State Forestry Complex, as it was known at the time, included a warehouse… read more

Project type: Fire Prevention Works, Forestry and Agriculture
Agency: Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

Longbow Organization Camp (Longbow Forest Camp) – Willamette National Forest OR

Longbow Camp Creekside Shelter

Originally named the Longbow Forest Camp, the Longbow Organization Camp is a group facility constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in the Sweet Home Ranger District of the Willamette National Forest (WNF).  Starting during the winter season of 1937-1938,… read more

Project type: Campgrounds and Cabins, Parks and Recreation
Agency: Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), US Forest Service (USFS)

Eagle Creek Overlook Group Site – Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area OR

Eagle Creek Overlook Shelter from west

In 1937, CCC workers from Camp Cascade Locks began improvements on recently acquired park land to extend the Eagle Creek campground and picnic area to the shores of the Columbia. These twenty-one acres were acquired to provide access to land… read more

Project type: Shelters, CCC Camps, Forestry and Agriculture, Parks and Recreation
Agency: Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), US Forest Service (USFS)

William T. Sherman Elementary School – Chicago IL

A Public Works Administration grant, along with local tax revenues, funded the construction of Sherman Elementary School at West 51st Place and South Morgan Street in Chicago’s Back of the Yards neighborhood. It replaced the former Sherman School, built in… read more

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

Norcross Public School (former) – Norcross MN

Old Norcross Public School

The former Norcross Public School at 17568 Norton Ave S opened as a public school in 1938, operated until c. 1970s. As of 2021 being marketed as a residential project, but needs a total restoration. According to Docomomo, the structure… read more

Project type: Education and Health, Schools
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

CCC Camp Canyon Creek (former) – John Day OR

Canyon Creek Camp Site from Hwy 395 looking east

In October 1937, Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Company 1231 arrived in Grant County, Oregon to assume responsibility for work in the Malheur National Forest. The camp was located sixteen miles south of John Day on Canyon Creek, immediately adjacent to… read more

Project type: Forestry and Agriculture, CCC Camps
Agency: Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), US Forest Service (USFS)

Gymnasium – Sitka AK

Peter Kostrometinoff was the supervisor of construction for the new Sitka gymnasium and Ross Gridley was the state Public Works Administration (PWA) inspector engineer for project W1004. The community was awarded a $12,500 grant towards the $27,000 cost approved 10/20/1936…. read more

Project type: Education and Health, Gymnasiums
Agency: Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works
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