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Sewers – Brownsville TX

The Brownsville Herald: “Sixty men were at work Tuesday on Brownsville’s biggest WPA sewer project, involving an expected expense of $121,868 of federal money and $41,179 from city funds. Work was started in the Los Ebanos section, where new sewers… read more

Project type: Sanitation and water disposal, Infrastructure and Utilities
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Post Office Addition – Cortland NY

Cortland, NY post office

The historic post office building in Cortland, New York “was built in 1913-1915 and enlarged in 1940-1941.” The extension was funded by the federal Treasury Department, a New Deal project, and the post office bears a rare cornerstone documenting the… read more

Project type: Post Offices, Federal Facilities
Agency: Federal & Military Operations, Treasury Department

Post Office – Norway ME

Norway, Maine post office

The historic post office in Norway, Maine was constructed in 1940 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building bears a 1940 cornerstone and houses an example of New Deal artwork.

Project type: Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department

Post Office – Clyde NY

Clyde, NY post office

The historic post office building in Clyde, New York was constructed in “1940–1941 and is one of a number of post offices in New York State designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect of the Treasury Department, Louis A…. read more

Project type: Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department

Triplex Dwellings – Carlsbad National Park NM

Building 25

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) constructed two triplex residences: NPS Building 25 and Building 28, in what is now known as the Carlsbad Caverns National Park Historic District. National Register of Historic Places nomination form, 1988: Multiple Dwelling Unit #1:… read more

Project type: Parks and Recreation, Lodges, Ranger Stations and Visitor Centers
Agency: Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

Yosemite Valley (Pines) Campgrounds Reconstruction – Yosemite National Park CA

Sign for North Pines campground - Yosemite National Park CA

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) completely reconstructed the public campgrounds at the head of Yosemite Valley, which are today known as the North, Upper and Lower Pines campgrounds. There had long been camping all over Yosemite Valley, but it had… read more

Project type: Parks and Recreation, Campgrounds and Cabins
Agency: Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), National Park Service (NPS)

Woodworking Shop – Ballinger TX

Plans for construction of a native stone workshop on the courthouse lawn in Ballinger were begun in June 1939. Rock was obtained from the city quarry. The building was planned for 40 x 60 feet with space for 15 boys… read more

Project type: Civic Facilities, Auxiliary Civic Facilities
Agency: National Youth Administration (NYA)

Fort Brown – Brownsville TX

Fort Brown - Brownsville TX

In 1933 a Category 5 hurricane known as the 1933 Cuba destroyed a large part of Brownsville, Texas, and caused massive damages to Fort Brown, U.S. Army fort. During the New Deal, Fort Brown received funding and labor to make… read more

Project type: Civic Facilities, Monuments and Memorials
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Idlewild Campground – Malheur National Forest OR

Idlewild Picnic Pavilion from west

The Canyon Creek Crier: 1940 provided the following description of work to be undertaken by CCC workers in the fall of 1940: “Tall, yellow pine timber stands like primeval cathedrals near the southern bounds of the Malheur National Forest and… read more

Project type: Campgrounds and Cabins, Parks and Recreation
Agency: Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), US Forest Service (USFS)

Durant Public School – Durant MS

Durant Public School - Durant MS

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) built the Durant Public School in 1940-42. N. W. Overstreet and Associates designed the Art Moderne school building and  W. E. Rubush of Meridian was the superintendent of construction. The building is 181 feet by… read more

Project type: Education and Health, Schools
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)
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