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Boulder High School – Boulder CO

Front (north side) of Boulder High School - Boulder CO

The Public Works Administration (PWA) funded a beautiful new high school for the city of Boulder in 1936-37, replacing an obsolete structure built in 1895. The project cost $550,500.  The school’s design is Streamline Moderne (Art Deco) and one of… read more

Project type: Education and Health, Schools
Agency: Public Works Funding, Public Works Administration (PWA)

Flagstaff Mountain: Bluebell-Baird Trail – Boulder CO

The Bluebell-Baird Trail, constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) between 1933 and 1935, connects “the mouth of Gregory Canyon (Baird Park) with Bluebell Canyon and the Bluebell Shelter.”  It lies within the present City of Boulder Open Space and… read more

Project type: Parks and Recreation, Paths and Trails
Agency: Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

Flagstaff Mountain: Flagstaff Mountain Road and Chapman Drive – Boulder CO

In October 1933, Camp SP5C was set up in Boulder at what is now 6th Street and Baseline Road.  Their main purpose was to build a road up the west slope of Flagstaff Mountain.  The road opened on March 29,… read more

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Roads, Bridges, and Tunnels
Agency: Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

Flagstaff Mountain: Green Mountain Lodge – Boulder CO

The Green Mountain Lodge, located a half-mile’s hike from Flagstaff Mountain Road, is an open shelter rather than an enclosed building. It was constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in 1934. According to the Boulder Open Space and Mountain Park: “The… read more

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

Flagstaff Mountain: Halfway House – Boulder CO

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) constructed this enclosed building in 1935, located halfway up the Flagstaff Mountain Road. It includes a patio, picnic area and restrooms. Today it lies within the City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks.

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

Flagstaff Mountain: Morse Well Rock Work – Boulder CO

The Morse Well, named for the head of the Boulder Parks, was originally built in 1929. In 1935, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) reinforced the well and built a set of retaining walls that set off the site. Morse Well… read more

Project type: Parks and Recreation
Agency: Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

Flagstaff Mountain: Sunrise Circle Amphitheater – Boulder CO

The Sunrise Circle amphitheater was built between September 1933 and March 1934. It was constructed in a “natural amphitheatre” at the top of Flagstaff Mountain, which had been cleared of debris during the spring of 1933 as part of the… read more

Project type: Parks and Recreation, Amphitheaters
Agency: Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), Reconstruction Finance Corporation (RFC)

Flagstaff Mountain: Trail Improvements – Boulder CO

“Between July 1933 and May 1935 the Civilian Conservation Corps made a number of improvements to the summit of [Flagstaff] mountain, including a trail between Realization Point (referred to at the time as Inspiration Point) and the Morse Well.” This area… read more

Project type: Parks and Recreation, Paths and Trails
Agency: Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

Flagstaff Mountain: Tree Planting – Boulder CO

In 1933, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) planted 30,000 saplings on Flagstaff Mountain, which today lies within the City of Boulder Open Space & Mountain Parks.

Project type: Parks and Recreation
Agency: Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

Flatirons Golf Course – Boulder CO

Flatirons Golf Course - Boulder CO

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) built the Flatirons Golf Course for the city of Boulder, from 1936 to 1938.  It was then called the Boulder Municipal Sports Center. Flatirons Golf Course began as the Boulder Country Club, located at 28th… read more

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

University of Colorado: Balch Field House – Boulder CO

Balch Field House, University of Colorado - Boulder CO

Batch field house was built in 1936 with the aid of the Public Works Administration (PWA). Set against the football stadium, it is part of the larger University of Colorado athletic complex and still actively used for intramural sports.  “The… read more

Project type: Education and Health, Colleges and Universities, Gymnasiums
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA)

University of Colorado: Mary Rippon Outdoor Theater – Boulder CO

Completed by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in 1939, the Mary Rippon Outdoor theater is located on the University of Colorado campus between the Henderson Building (see post on Henderson Building) and the Hellems Art and Sciences Building.  Mary Rippon is… read more

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Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

University of Colorado: Museum of Natural History / Henderson Building – Boulder CO

Built in 1937 by the Works Progress Administration (WPA), the University’s Henderson Building houses the Museum of Natural History.  The building cost nearly $200,000 to build, including furnishings.  In 1951, the building was named in honor of Judge Junius Henderson,… read more

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Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

University of Colorado: Norlin Library – Boulder CO

Norlin Library, University of Colorado - Boulder CO

The library of the University of Colorado was built with financial aid from the Public Works Administration (PWA) in 1939.  It is still actively in use.

Project type: Education and Health, Colleges and Universities, Libraries
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA)

University of Colorado: Women’s Club/McKenna Languages Building – Boulder CO

Women's Club/McKenna Building, University of Colorado - Boulder CO

A Women’s Club building was added to the campus of the University of Colorado in 1937, paid for by the federal Public Works Administration (PWA). “Before the construction of the new women’s club, the University of Colorado had no suitable… read more

Project type: Education and Health, Colleges and Universities
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA)

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