The Works Progress Administration built a High School in Cranfills Gap in 1939. The school had five rooms and a combination gym-auditorium. The structure had a concrete foundation, cut stone masonry walls, wood floors, metal roof, and ground improvements.
Under project number 665-66-2-153, the Works Progress Administration (renamed the Works Projects Administration by the time the project finished) built a new school in Milano, Texas between 1938 and 1940. The school had eleven classrooms and a combination auditorium and… read more
Rock and brick building labeled Rochelle ISD has a WPA plaque which reads, “Work Projects Administration 1938-1940.” The adjacent rock building labeled “1935 Rochelle School Auditorium” looks typical of structures built by the WPA, but has no plaque attesting to… read more
The Works Progress Administration built the Ferris School between 1938 and 1940 under official project number 65-1-66-287. The brick building had 33 rooms. The former school is currently the Ferris Independent School District Administrative Services building.
United States Penitentiary Terre Haute was built between 1938 and 1940. The Terre Haute Chamber of Commerce raised $50,000 to buy the land. The Public Works Administration largely funded the $3,000,000 cost for the facility. It took 125,000 person-days to… read more
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) hired local workers to build the Stephenson High School. The school replaced an older facility that no longer met the needs of a growing population the surrounding area. Dedicated in 1939, the new structure was a… read more
A state historical marker on the courthouse square has text that reads that “The present courthouse, constructed of locally made red brick, was completed in 1889…. An adjacent office building was erected by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in 1940… read more
Text from the state historical marker reads: “To create jobs and bring county services nearer to residents of this area, Newton County officials provided materials and the U.S. Work Projects Administration (WPA) the funds to pay laborers to construct this… read more
The Department of Health medical center at 8658 16th Ave. in Brooklyn was constructed with Works Progress Administration (WPA) labor. This was one of three infant health stations in Brooklyn dedicated by Mayor La Guardia on May 10, 1939. The buildings cost… read more
The Department of Health medical center at 62 Second Place in Brooklyn was constructed with Works Progress Administration (WPA) labor. This was one of three infant health stations in Brooklyn dedicated by Mayor La Guardia on May 10, 1939. The buildings cost… read more