Fire Station #6 built was built with Works Progress Administration (WPA) funds by the City of Oshkosh. A WPA funded project to dismantle the old Winnebago County Courthouse and old Oshkosh Post Office buildings were done in 1939. Materials from… read more
This one-story brick building with large porch, supported by six large columns, was constructed in 1939 with Treasury Department funds under the Federal Works Agency. Cornerstone: James A. Farley Postmaster General John M. Carmody Federal Works Administrator W. Englebert Reynolds… read more
The Carson Community House was constructed as National Youth Administration project 5649 in 1939. It is a two story, brick veneer building, currently in use as a Masonic Lodge. It appears to be essentially unaltered, other than sealing of two… read more
Jefferson Elementary school is one of three built by the WPA. Contributor note: “Jefferson Elementary School is located at 500 E. Garvin at the corner of S. Cherry Street. This is a one-story L-shaped school with a flat roof, capped… read more
The Lee School is one of three schools built by the Works Progress Administration in Pauls Valley between 1939 and 1940. Contributor Note: “Lee Elementary School is located at 300 W. Bert at the corner of N. Ash Street, and… read more
The house appropriations committee, Washington, approved treasury and post office building projects including Gladewater in Feb. 1939. Pictured here is a preliminary study of Gladewater’s new post office, for which $150,000 was appropriated and on which construction bids already have… read more
WPA created sidewalks and curbs poured as the neighborhood developed between 1939 and 1942.
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) built rock retaining walls in Point Richmond, a neighborhood of Richmond CA. The most notable wall is found at 220 Bishop Avenue and was built in 1940. It is six feet high and runs… read more
WPA grant was obtained in 1939 to build a school. Three low-water dams on the Paluxy River, several local school buildings, and a canning plant were built with Work Projects Administration money.
Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa was thoroughly restored in the 1930s under the guidance of Father John Hartnett, after a long history of neglect. A previous rebuild in 1868 had added wooden siding and a wooden tower in New… read more
Check out our latest map and guide to the work of the New Deal in Washington, D.C. It includes 500 New Deal sites in the District alone, highlighting 34 notable sites, and includes an inset map of the area around the National Mall which can be used for self-guided walking tours.
Take a look at our previous guides, equally comprehensive, covering key New Deal sites in San Francisco and New York City.
