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Barry Farm Dwellings – Washington DC

The Alley Dwelling Authority (ADA) and the United States Housing Authority (USHA) funded the construction of the Barry Farm Dwellings in Washington, DC between 1941 and 1943. The ADA was one of the earliest New Deal initiatives to provide better housing… read more

Project type: Public Housing, Civic Facilities
Agency: Alley Dwelling Authority (DC only)

James Creek Dwellings – Washington DC

The Alley Dwelling Authority (ADA) and the United States Housing Authority (USHA) funded the construction of the James Creek Dwellings in Washington, DC between 1941 and 1943. The ADA was one of the earliest New Deal initiatives to provide better housing… read more

Project type: Public Housing, Civic Facilities
Agency: Alley Dwelling Authority (DC only)

The Pentagon: Access Roads – Arlington VA

Aerial view of the Pentagon - Arlington VA

The Pentagon is America’s Department of Defense headquarters and the largest office building in the world.  It was constructed from August 1941 to January 1943 in order to centralize the administration of the U.S. armed services during World War II…. read more

Project type: Military and Public Safety, Infrastructure and Utilities, Roads, bridges, and tunnels
Agency: Public Roads Administration, Federal Works Agency (FWA)

The Pentagon – Arlington VA

The Pentagon is the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense and the largest office building in the world.  It was constructed from August 1941 to January 1943 in order to centralize the administration of the U.S. armed services… read more

Project type: Military and Public Safety
Agency: Army Corps of Engineers

Twenty-First Street NW Paving – Washington DC

In 1941, the Washington Post reported the start of a $1,158,000 road paving program carried out by the Public Roads Administration division of the Federal Works Administration (FWA). One of the streets slated to be paved was 21st Street between… read more

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Roads, bridges, and tunnels
Agency: Bureau of Public Roads (BPR), Federal Works Agency (FWA)

Armory – Yazoo City MS

The armory for Yazoo City was funded by the WPA with a projected cost of $52,000. Located on the corner of Jackson Avenue and Twelfth Street, it was intended for use as the armory, auditorium, and other public use. The… read more

Project type: Armories, Military and Public Safety
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

School Gymnasium – Washington OK

The Works Progress Administration built a school gymnasium in Washington OK. Contributor note: “The gymnasium was built as a WPA project in 1941-2. It is a rectangular one-story building with a high ceiling, constructed of red brick which has been… read more

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

Paris Junior College: Stadium – Paris TX

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) built the Paris Junior College Stadium in Paris TX. A 1941 article published in the Paris News provides details about the new project: “Construction of Noyes Stadium, a $100.000 athletic’ plant for Paris Junior College, begins Monday… read more

Project type: Education and Health, Colleges and Universities, Parks and Recreation, Stadiums
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Paris Junior College: Gymnasium – Paris TX

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) built the Paris Junior College Gymnasium in Paris TX. An article about the PJC Stadium being built by the WPA the article states that: “The same administrative force that constructed the main building and is… read more

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

Woodhouse School (former) Improvements – Palestine TX

In December 1937, William Phillip Bishop Woodhouse deeded a portion of his landholdings to the school district for the construction of Woodhouse School, which opened in the fall of 1938. The Work Projects Administration built additional facilities for Woodhouse School… read more

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