The Works Progress Administration built the Latimer County Courthouse in Wilburton. Contributor note: “The Latimer County Courthouse is located at the intersection of N. Central and W. Ada. This is a beautiful two-story rock building that is painted a cream… read more
The Wagner Performing Arts Center in Monroe, Washington was originally the auditorium of Monroe Junior High School, built in the late 1930s with the help of PWA grant funds. Construction of the auditorium and school began in September, 1938 and… read more
The Work Projects Administration (WPA) constructed a pool in Pearsall, Texas. The entrance to the pool area is marked. Rock wall, rock decorations at edge of pool, and rock wall on one side of pool filtering equipment. The pool is… read more
The Walnut Creek Grammar School operated from 1871 to 1956 to serve a sparse rural population of 1,014 (1930 Census). After being torn down and the hill razed, a plaque marking the former location at Plaza Esquela downtown can be… read more
CUSD: “In 1939, a new gymnasium was constructed on the high school campus, immediately southwest of the old gymnasium. Built at a cost of $70,000, the new structure had a cafeteria at the rear, with dressing rooms for boys and… read more
WPA Project No. 465-3-2-596, App. Date May 4, 1938, $15,342, Total Funds $27,413, Federal Man-hours 16,654, Average Employed 51, Sponsor: Mt. Diablo Fire Protection District, “Construct firehouse, including driveways and sidewalks, in the town of Concord, Contra Costa County, and… read more
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) undertook mosquito control work in Tyler, Texas. Work included lining a creek bed with rubble masonry walls, and paved cement pan to keep down mosquitoes.
Home Consolidate School constructed a vocational building in 1938 as Work Project 5209 Application #924, National Youth Administration. The project employed 25 boys, and the concrete blocks were made at the project.
National Youth Administration employed 40 boys to construct the 8-room frame building with sheet metal roof in the Broome community. The project was W. P. 5208, Application # 923.
The National Youth Administration constructed a teacher’s home in the Waynesboro vicinity, Beat 4 as W. P. 5193. It was designed by the Mississippi School Building Service, who provided free plans to superintendents.