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  • Newton County Jail (former) - Decatur MS
    The Civil Works Administration (CWA) added a jail to the existing Newton County courthouse in Decatur, Mississippi during the Great Depression as a part of a temporary job creation program under the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA). It was demolished in 1972, along with the courthouse, in order to build a new courthouse on the same site.
  • Vocational Building - Magee MS
    A vocational building was constructed at the Magee School Complex in Magee, Mississippi during the Great Depression using standard plans. The building was undertaken with the assistance of labor provided by Civil Works Administration (CWA), a job creation program established under the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA). The CWA was designed to provide temporary employment for manual laborers and was replaced with the Works Progress Administration (WPA) after 1934.
  • West Fort Lee School (former) Improvements - Fort Lee NJ
    Fort Lee, New Jersey's old West Fort Lee schoolhouse during the Great Depression with the assistance of federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) labor. Fort Lee's Sentinel newspaper wrote: "Parents and property owners of West Fort Lee were greatly cheered ... by news that the Federal Government has approved a WPA grant for the repair of the West Fort Lee schoolhouse. ... t is hoped will result in the prompt modernization of "a building that is in dire need of such treatment." The exact location of the old school is unknown to Living New Deal.
  • Davis Elementary School Murals - Camden NJ
    Two large murals for the Davis School in East Camden, New Jersey were painted by WPA Art Project artists Esther Heppler Inglesby and Russell J. England. The murals portrayed a half-century of progress in the City of Camden. Their names, titles, and current status are unknown to Living New Deal.
  • High School Auditorium (demolished) - Anson TX
    The Anson High School Auditorium was built in 1936 at a cost of $30,000, 45% of which was furnished by the Public Works Administration. The auditorium officially opened on December 31, 1936. It was demolished in 1997 to make room for the current auditorium complex, which also houses a band hall and offices.
  • Community House - Teoc MS
    The rustic style log cabin with stone chimney was conjectured to have been built by the federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) circa 1935, in the Teoc Community northwest of North Carrollton. WPA and other New Deal agencies built similar community houses in Mississippi in 1935. It was abandoned and collapsing in 1997, and in 2009, only the chimney remained.
  • Juneau-Douglas Bridge (replaced) - Juneau AK
    The original Juneau-Douglas bridge was built in Juneau, Alaska with the assistance of funds provided by the the Public Works Administration (PWA). The steel bridge   spanning the Gastineau Channel was opened October 13, 1935.  It was the first roadway connection between the capital city of Juneau and Douglas Island to the west. The New Deal era bridge was replaced with a modern bridge in 1980.
  • Post Office and Courthouse Mural - Athens GA
    "Spring in Georgia" by artist Andree Ruellan was painted in 1942, with funding from the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. The mural was originally installed in the Lawrenceville, GA post office. It was on traveling exhibit in 2006 in honor of the artist's 100th birthday. The photo was taken in the Columbus GA Museum of Art. Medium: oil on canvas
  • Lincoln County Courthouse (former) Remodeling - Brookhaven MS
    The original Lincoln County Courthouse in Brookhaven, Mississippi was remodeled in 1933 by the Civil Works Administration. It was demolished in 1978-1979.
  • LeMoyne Gardens - Memphis TN
    Located on 26 acres, containing 60 buildings and 500 apartments, and with a cost of $1,446,043, the facility was constructed for occupancy by African Americans. In 1942, $1,500,000 was expended to add 100 2-story units encompassing an additional 15 acres to house African American war workers.
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