Start Year: 1938

The stunning Springfield Community Center (originally Community Hall) in Springfield, Nebraska was constructed by the Work Progress Administration (WPA) between 1938 and 1940. Construction leveraged locally quarried sandstone, which "bolstered the local economy by employing area men."

The construction of the Rosedale School in Bakersfield CA was funded by the Public Works Administration. The former elementary school is now a middle school.

W.L. Delzell Hall, a men's dormitory at Peru State College in Peru, Nebraska was constructed as a federal Public Works Administration (PWA) project in 1939.

A school in Brownville, Nebraska was constructed as a federal Public Works Administration (PWA) project. The PWA supplied a $16,531 grant for the project, whose total cost was $33,264. Construction occurred between Nov. 1938 and Dec. 1939. The location and status of this project is currently unknown to Living New Deal. PWA Docket No. 1345

A water tank in Horton, Kansas was constructed as a federal Public Works Administration (PWA) project. The PWA supplied a $8,820 grant for the project, whose total cost was $19,504. Construction occurred between Oct. 1938 and Jan. 1939. The location and status of this project is currently unknown to Living New Deal. PWA Docket No. 1452

The historic Horton Public Library building in Horton, Kansas was constructed as a federal Public Works Administration (PWA) project. The PWA supplied a $10,273 grant for the project, whose total cost was $22,838. Construction occurred between Aug. and Dec. 1938. PWA Docket No. Kan. 1348

A grade school in Effingham, Kansas was constructed with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The building now serves as the Atchison County Community Schools District Office. The PWA provided a $16,200 grant for the project, whose total cost was $35,896. Work started in Oct. 1938 and was completed in Mar. 1939. PWA Docket No. KS 1412-F

The historic post office in Park Rapids, Minnesota was built in 1938 as a New Deal project. The building bears a standard cornerstone and houses examples of New Deal artwork.

Atchison, Kansas's city hall was constructed with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA provided a $58,765 grant for the project, whose total cost was $128,185. Work started in Oct. 1938 and was completed in Dec. 1939. PWA Docket No. KS 1434

Sometimes mis-attributed to the Works Progress Administration (WPA), the former Leavenworth County Jail in Leavenworth, Kansas was constructed as a federal Public Works Administration (PWA) project. The PWA provided an $59,400 grant for the project, whose total cost was $131,362. Construction started in Nov. 1938 and was completed in Dec. 1939. The building was located on S 3rd Street just north of the current Justice Center and jail, which replaced it in 2000. The New Deal-era jail was demolished in late 2013. PWA Docket No. Kan. 1422.