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Mariposa Fairgrounds and Exhibition Center – Mariposa CA

“Authorized by the California State Legislature in May 1939, the 35-A District Agricultural Association held its first annual county fair in Mariposa October 1939.” A couple of years later the Work Projects Administration made major improvements. “WPA Project No. 165-1-08-292,… read more

Project type: Fairgrounds, Parks and Recreation
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Palmyra Borough Hall – Palmyra NJ

The old Palmyra Methodist Church (later Society Hal), built in 1854, was acquired by the borough. The Works Progress Administration moved the structure forty feet further from the railroad and lifted the building to create a basement. The building was… read more

Project type: City and Town Halls, Civic Facilities
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Marinette County Courthouse – Marinette WI

The striking Art Deco-style Marinette County Courthouse was constructed in 1941-2, and its construction was tied to F.D.R.’s New Deal. At the time, a project of this scale would have likely proceeded with a Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) grant; however the local… read more

Project type: Civic Facilities, Courthouses (State & Local)
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Bluestone Dam – Hinton WV

The Bluestone Dam began by an executive order of FDR in 1935 with work beginning in 1941 on the dam itself. The Bluestone Dam is constructed with concrete reinforced by steel rods. A unique feature of the dam was the… read more

Project type: Dams, Infrastructure and Utilities
Agency: Army Corps of Engineers

Bandshell – Lingle WY

The bandshell in Lingle Town Park, a.k.a. Whipple Park, was constructed by the Work Projects Administration (W.P.A.) in 1941-2.

Project type: Parks and Recreation, Amphitheaters
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

WPA Sidewalk, 62nd Avenue – Oakland CA

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) built long stretches of sidewalk, as well as curbs, gutters and driveway aprons along 62nd Avenue in East Oakland near Mills College. 

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Sidewalks and Stairs
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Fort McCoy Highway 16 Gate – Fort McCoy WI

From 1935-1941, the WPA worked on projects directly supporting the United States Military. In Wisconsin, the WPA along with the U.S. War Department worked on a $22,000 building project that saw them build 6 wood buildings and two stone gates… read more

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

Peter Minuit Playground – New York NY

The property for this playground and the adjacent school (P.S. 108 also known as the Peter Minuit School) were both acquired in 1941. The Board of Education cleared old buildings and constructed the school on the West half of the… read more

Project type: Parks and Recreation, Athletic Courts and Fields, Playgrounds
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Runnels County Sheriff’s Office – Ballinger TX

The National Youth Administration constructed the building that houses the Runnels County Sheriff’s Office between 1941 and 1942.

Project type: Police Stations, Civic Facilities, Military and Public Safety
Agency: National Youth Administration (NYA)

Canal Street Branch Library (former) Mural – New Orleans LA

An exceptional mural, “History of Printing,” was painted by Edward Schoenberger for the Canal Street Branch Library in New Orleans.  The library building was a pre-existing structure from the early 1900s, in a quirky Caribbean style of uncertain origins. The mural… read more

Project type: Art Works, Murals
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)
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