Reeve Electric Association Plant – Hampton IA
Electric power plant built with the support of the Rural Electrification Administration (REA). Today, the structure serves as a county historical society museum.
Rock Creek Park: Brightwood Recreation Area – Washington DC
In 1937, 250 WPA enrollees went to work on a recreation center on the site of the defunct Brightwood Reservoir in Rock Creek Park. The Washington Post (1937) reported: “Dynamite yesterday blasted a hole through the obsolete Sixteenth Street Reservoir so… read more
High School – Brookhaven MS
After a fire destroyed the Brookhaven High School in March 1937, the city began making plans for a replacement. In October, the city voted in favor of a $50,000 bond to help finance the new building, combined with insurance of… read more
State Highway Division Region 1 Office (Vacant) – Milwaukie OR
The State Highway Division Region 1 Office, originally known as the State Highway Division Office and State Police Headquarters Building, was constructed in 1938 by Works Progress Administration (WPA) employees. The total cost of the building, landscaped grounds, and associated… read more
Delanco School Repairs (demolished) – Delanco NJ
The Works Progress Administration completed repairs at the Delanco school in Delanco NJ. “Just when things looked as if they might be getting better, they found in 1937 that the walls in the· auditorium were faulty and unsafe. They were… read more
Hancock County Jail – Bay St. Louis MS
The old county jail was demolished in 1937 and a new jail constructed by the WPA. Steel equipment from the old jail was reused. The new jail was closer to the court building, built at the rear of the courthouse… read more
R. H. Watkins Stadium Improvements – Laurel MS
A WPA project for $21,000 improvements at the Laurel Municipal Stadium included brick seats to accommodate 3,000, a brick stadium house, brick wall at the south end of the stadium, permanent parking space, brick walls, brick ticket booths and replacing… read more
Gate School – Gate OK
L shaped building on the north side of Gate, Beaver County. A description is contained in the NRHP listed below in Sources.
Waterworks – Maben MS
Public Works Administration project 1054 provided a $21,000 loan and $16,587 grant for the waterworks system in Maben. It was approved 11/17/1936, construction started 4/19/1937, and completed 8/27/1937 for a total cost of $36,983.
Tumacácori National Historical Park: Wooden Doors & Furniture – Tumacácori AZ
The Tumacácori National Monument was set aside by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1908 to protect the ruins of the Mission of San Jose de Tumacacori. In 1918, it came under the administration of the National Park Service and its regional… read more
