• Post Office and Courthouse - Athens GA
    The historic U.S. Post Office and Courthouse building in downtown Athens, Georgia, was constructed by the Treasury Department in 1942. It presently houses an example of New Deal artwork, originally created for another post office.
  • 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
  • University of Georgia - Athens GA
    The University of Georgia campus in Athens, Georgia was heavily impacted by New Deal program construction. Multiple buildings were constructed with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds, including a laboratory building, classroom building, and the Fine Arts Building.
  • University of Georgia: Classroom Building - Athens GA
    "In 1933 the State legislature made it possible for the University of Georgia to secure grants from the P.W.A. with which to carry out an extensive building program to accommodate its increased student body and to replace obsolete equipment. The classroom building is 3 stories and a part basement in height and provides 15 classrooms ranging from a kindergarten through the sixth grade, shops, a model living room with bath, clothing, food and science laboratories, conference rooms, administrative offices, a library, cafeteria, recreation room, and an auditorium with stage. The area of the building is 20,700 square feet. The construction is...
  • University of Georgia: Fine Arts Building - Athens GA
    "The Fine Arts Building was designed and constructed in 1939-1940 as a Federal Public Works Administration (PWA) project. The Neoclassical style building was originally designed to house the drama, music, dance, and visual arts programs."
  • University of Georgia: Laboratory Building - Athens GA
    "This project, known as the 'Laboratory Building,' is 2 stories and a basement in height. The basement contains the manual-training department, recreation rooms, an infirmary, a sewing room, kitchen, cafeteria, and the heating plant. On the first floor are 8 classrooms and the administrative offices. The second floor contains 10 classrooms and offices for instructors. The construction is nonfireproof. The exterior walls are brick trimmed with limestone, and all the rest of the building is wood. The project was completed in January 1939 at a construction cost of $133,634 and a project cost of $137,178."