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  • High School (former) - East Haven CT
    The former East Haven High School was constructed as a New Deal project with federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds. The P.W.A. supplied a $185,153 grant for the project, whose total cost was $427,035. Construction occurred between March and December 1936. No longer used for educational purposes, East Haven is converting the facility into a 70-unit senior housing facility. P.W.A. Docket No. CT 1026
  • High School (former) Addition - Danbury CT
    A high school addition project was undertaken in Danbury as a federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) project. Living New Deal believes this to be Danbury's former high school, now known as White Hall or Ives Concert Hall. Located at the northeast corner of White Street and 5th Avenue, the building was originally constructed in 1925. The P.W.A. supplied a $52,600 grant for the project, whose total cost was $583,095. Construction occurred between Aug. 1938 and Apr. 1939. P.W.A. Docket No. CT 1258
  • High School (former) Murals - Stamford CT
    Seven New Deal murals covering 1,000 square feet, were commissioned in 1934 for the Stamford, Connecticut High School’s music room. They were painted under the auspices of the Treasury by James Daughtery (1887-1974), a well known modernist painter and illustrator. Daugherty conceived the Stamford panels to show a progression of history, using people from many ethnic groups taking part in education, sports, industry, science and the arts. He used local teachers and students as models. The murals were cut into 30 pieces and thrown into the trash by workmen during a 1970 school renovation. A former student found the mural remnants...
  • High School and Athletic Field - Griswold CT
    The Works Progress Administration built a new high school and athletic field in Griswold CT. The school was built in Moderne style with brick veneer walls. Pictured is a football game in progress, circa 1937. The exact location and condition of this structure are unknown to the Living New Deal.
  • Hillside Avenue Paving - Hartford CT
    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) paved 34 streets in Hartford, Connecticut, including the 1.3-mile-long stretch of Hillside Avenue from White Street to Park Terrace, as part of a $2.5 million, two-year paving project begun in 1937. The federal government contributed $1 million.
  • Hillside Street-Area Improvements - East Hartford CT
    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) conducted a project involving the "clearing and grubbing of land ... between the Hockanum River And the new Hillside Avenue extension. About 30 men will be employed here." Living New Deal believes this to be Hillside Street.
  • Housatonic Valley High School - Canaan CT
    Housatonic Valley High School was constructed as a Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) project. Hidden Nearby blog: "Prior to 1939, the six towns that currently comprise Regional School District #1 – Canaan, Cornwall, Kent, North Canaan, Salisbury, and Sharon – each had their own high school.  The cost of providing secondary education in such small towns, especially in the midst of the Great Depression, was becoming increasingly problematic.  In 1935, to reduce these costs and to provide a broader array of academic and extracurricular activities, William Teague (the state-appointed supervisor of rural education) proposed a consolidated high school for the six towns....
  • Hubbell Avenue Sewer Improvements - Ansonia CT
    In February 1935, "16 FERA workers complete a storm water sewer project on Hubbell Avenue in Ansonia. They will now join 18 other FERA workers doing a similar project on Dwight Street."
  • Incinerator (demolished) - Greenwich CT
    Greenwich, Connecticut's town incinerator was constructed with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration funds during the 1930s. The structure, which served from 1938 to 1977, has since been demolished. The land now constitutes part of Christiano Park. PWA Docket No. CT 1278 provided a grant of $72,192 to the town for the incinerator's construction, which covered much of the project's $169,914 final cost. Construction started in March 1938 and was completed in November of that year.
  • Indian Well State Park Bridge - Shelton CT
    A stone arch bridge located on Indian Well Road was constructed as a Works Progress Administration (WPA) project. "This bridge, as well as other stone work at the park, was a WPA project, the 1930's version of "stimulus spending." The Paugussett Trail was also created during the Great Depression by using CCC workers."   (https://sheltontrails.blogspot.com)
  • Isham Road Storm Sewer - West Hartford CT
    Multiple projects were "planned, staked out and supervised" by West Hartford's Engineering Department in 1935-6 utilizing Federal Emergency Relief Administration (F.E.R.A.) and/or Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) labor. One such project involved storm sewer construction along Isham Road.
  • Jericho Road - Haddam CT
    Among the work undertaken by C.C.C. Camp Filley was "building 23 miles of truck trails including Jericho Road and Cedar Swamp Road."
  • John Oliver Memorial Sewer Plant - Danbury CT
    A water disposal plant was constructed in Danbury, Connecticut as a result of multiple federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.)-sponsored projects. First, the P.W.A. supplied a $53,000 grant for a project whose total cost was $217,250. Construction occurred between Dec. 1934 and Oct. 1935. (P.W.A. Docket No. CT 2690.) Second, the P.W.A. supplied a $82,251 grant for a project whose total cost was $183,573. Construction occurred between Dec. 1935 and Dec. 1936. (P.W.A. Docket No. CT 1061.) Historic maps suggest that the plant was built at the same location as it exists today, albeit with a modified footprint. Notably, the plant was renamed...
  • Kent Falls State Park Development - Kent CT
    Among other work, such as "construction of a new road to access the upper portion of Kent Falls State Park," the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) constructed the picnic area and the trail that climbs alongside the falls at Kent Falls State Park.
  • Lafayette Field - Shelton CT
    Friday, February 16 - "About 100 CWA men are working on Lafayette Field. The football field will have a cinder track around it, and a baseball diamond will also be laid out. The fields will be surrounded by at least 1500' of fencing." Lafayette Field is located behind the old Lafayette High School.
  • Lake Konomoc Improvements - Warerford CT
    The Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) and Works Progress Administration (WPA) worked to improve Lake Konomoc in Waterford, Connecticut. Work included "overcoming plant and microscopic growth and cleaning brush from the watershed."
  • Laurel Street Paving - Hartford CT
    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) paved Laurel Street in Hartford, Connecticut, between Farmington Ave. and Capitol Ave., in 1937.
  • Library (former) Improvements - West Hartford CT
    Multiple New Deal agencies assisted in the improvement of what was then the library for West Hartford, Connecticut. The former library is now privately owned. In 1933 the federal Civil Works Administration (C.W.A.) funded the labor for landscaping improvements and "the undertaking of odd jobs of carpentry, plumbing, electrical work and painting." In 1934: "With FERA labor and town "make work" help, it has been possible during the year to undertake a number of projects of various kinds. At the main library the exterior of the building and several rooms were painted; a bicycle rack was made; new electric lights were...
  • Lookout Tower (demolished) - Cornwall CT
    The Civilian Conservation Corps (C.C.C.) constructed a "steel fire tower" at Mohawk State Forest. The structure, which Living New Deal believes it was located by the parking lot at Mohawk Tower (at the end of Toumey Road), is no longer extant. Satellite imagery suggests that the corner 'pillars' of the structure are all that remain.
  • Lynn Road Bridge - Westbrook CT
    The bridge carrying Lynn Road across Falls River in Westbrook, Connecticut was constructed by the W.P.A. in 1939.
  • Macedonia Brook State Park - Kent CT
    CCC Camp SP-1, 1191 was established in Macedonia Brook State Park in 1935. The CCC "did much site development here in the 1930s, including construction of a pavilion and a carriage road with massive retaining walls constructed without mortar." (www.townofkentct.org) The road, built from 1935-37, is now used for hiking and skiing. "What makes the road so outstanding is that its solid workmanship was performed by young men who had little skill in road construction other than the ability to perform hard labor day in and day out. But 75 years after its completion, the craftsmanship has mostly survived the ravages...
  • Mahl Avenue Paving - Hartford CT
    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) paved 34 streets in Hartford, Connecticut, including Mahl Avenue from Main Street to Garden Street, as part of a $2.5 million, two-year paving project begun in 1937. The federal government contributed $1 million.
  • Main Post Office - Bridgeport CT
    The historic main post office building in Bridgeport, Connecticut was completed in 1937 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses multiple works of New Deal artwork in its lobby, is still in use today.
  • Main Post Office (former) Addition and Improvements - Stamford CT
    Stamford's main post office (which was later renamed the Atlantic Street Station post office) was constructed 1916-1917 and was a unique design. Additional improvements were made with federal funding in the 1930s. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1985 and has since been sold to private developers. The NRHP nomination explains: "A major addition was constructed in 1939, to the rear, doubling the size of the facility and providing additional work space. The rear structure is sympathetic in detailing and only slightly less elaborate in exterior ornamentation. At the same time, the lobby was altered...
  • Main Post Office Murals - Bridgeport CT
    This 1934 post office contains two sets of 3-panel murals, one by Arthur Covey and the other by Robert Lambdin. All were painted in 1936. The Covey murals are entitled "Bridgeport Manufacturing." The Lambdin murals entitled "Stagecoach and Modern Transportation" show: "powerful images of an important part of American historythat is, the transportation of mail. A stagecoach was depicted on one panel to show the early days of mail transportvia horses and wagons. Another panel showed the work inside the post office, with men carrying bags loaded down with huge deliveries. By the 1936, the idea of planes transporting mail was now...
  • Main Street Sewer Line - Middletown CT
    The W.P.A. developed a sewer line along Main Street in Middletown, Connecticut. Work was likely in conjunction with a P.W.A. disposal plant and sewer construction project. W.P.A. Project No. 65-15-1144
  • Mansfield Historical Society Building - Storrs CT
    "Today, as the nation works its way out of a mighty recession, it seems natural to look back at the Depression-era origins of the old stone building in which the Mansfield Historical Society is housed. Construction began in late 1934 for the Mansfield Town Office Building.  The project was one of many sponsored by the Work Projects Administration (WPA) during the period.  A one-story colonial edifice with stone exterior and a fireproof vault within, the building was designed to provide a central place for carrying on town business and for safely housing important town records.  Meanwhile, however, the construction project gave much-needed work...
  • Mansfield Town Hall - Mansfield CT
    The Works Progress Administration built the Mansfield Town Hall in Mansfield CT, circa 1937. The exact location and condition of this facility are unknown to the Living New Deal.
  • Mansfield Training School and Hospital (former) Development - Mansfield CT
    America Builds: "Many schools for feeble-minded and epileptic children have been built ... At Mansfield the State of Connecticut maintains a school, which with the aid of a PWA grant of $2,576,700 provides living and hospitalization facilities, as well as farm and shop work adapted to the abilities of the patients."
  • Maritime Aquarium Murals - Norwalk CT
    Alexander Rummler painted these two murals for the Norwalk High School cafeteria: "Shucking Oysters" and "Day's End." The murals were funded by the WPA's Federal Art Project. They were restored in 1986 and are now located in Norwalk's Maritime Aquarium.
  • Mary Cheney Library - Manchester CT
    "South Manchester Free Public Library moves into a new building and is renamed Mary Cheney Library, located 'in Center Park' on Main Street. Money for the building is made possible from Cheney Brothers fund and Federal Public Works Administration funds." The Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) supplied a $35,969 grant for the library's construction, whose total cost was $79,997. Construction occurred between Nov. 1936 and Oct. 1937. PWA Docket No. CT W1260
  • Mather Street Paving - Hartford CT
    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) paved 34 streets in Hartford, Connecticut, including the 0.6-mile stretch of Mather Street from Main Street to Vine Street, as part of a $2.5 million, two-year paving project begun in 1937. The federal government contributed $1 million.
  • McAlister Intermediate School - Suffield CT
    McAlister Intermediate School was first constructed as a high school for Suffield, CT. The Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) supplied a $112,500 grant for the school's development, whose total cost was $243,597. Construction occurred between Oct. 1938 and Nov. 1939. The building has since been expanded. PWA Docket No. CT X1311
  • Melville Avenue Defense Housing - Fairfield CT
    The Federal Works Agency built defense housing units in Fairfield CT. Pictured is a model unit with asbestos shingle and brick veneer construction. The Federal Works Agency planned to build more than 5,000 units across Connecticut.
  • Merritt Parkway - Fairfield County CT
    The historic Merritt Parkway was constructed during the 1930s with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds. "In spring 1934, a $347,000 PWA grant was approved for grading and bridges along seven miles of the highway in Greenwich and Trumbull with an additional grant of $91,077 awarded later the same year." (LOC.gov .pdf) (Though the project continued for several years afterward, this would be the extent of federal funding contributions to the highway.) Listed in the Historic Register of Historic Places, highlights of the project include a large collection of unique and historic highway bridges. "The Merritt Parkway is of...
  • Meshomasic State Forest - Portland CT
    Meshomasic State Forest, the first such entity in all of New England, was improved and developed by the efforts of two C.C.C. camps: Camp Jenkins (C.C.C. Company #181), in operation from June 14, 1933 to Jan. 1, 1936; and Camp Buck (C.C.C. Company #1197), in operation from Sept. 13, 1935 to Jul. 22, 1941. Among the work accomplished was "pouring a cement foundation for a sawmill," "building a lumber shed, a creosoting plant, a brick charcoal kiln ...," "miles of trails," and construction of "Milford Road." Other accomplishments are linked to from this page.
  • Meshomasic State Forest Bath Houses - Portland CT
    The Civilian Conservation Corps (C.C.C.) constructed bath houses on Great Hill Road at Meshomasic State Forest. The location and status of these facilities is presently unknown to Living New Deal.
  • Middlefield High School Addition - Middlefield CT
    The Works Progress Administration completed an addition for the Middlefield High in Middlefield CT, circa 1937. The exact location and condition of this facility are unknown to the Living New Deal.
  • Mill Street Bridge - Glastonbury CT
    The bridge carrying Mill Street across Salmon Brook in Glastonbury, Connecticut was constructed by the W.P.A. in 1939.
  • Mohawk Mountain Ski Area - Cornwall CT
    The Civilian Conservation Corps (C.C.C.) developed "miles of downhill and cross-country ski trails that became the Mohawk Mountain Ski Area."
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