Georgia Sites

The federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) began construction on "a collegiate-sized pool with underwater lighting and an adjacent bath house" in 1936 at what is now Valdosta State University. The school was completed by the state in 1938.  The exact position of the pool on the campus is unknown to Living New Deal; the pool has since been replaced.

Porter Hall was one of multiple buildings constructed on the GCSU campus with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. "The Music and Theater Building facing Wilkinson St. was constructed in 1939 over and around a 1912 steam plant, partly with Public Works Administration money and partly by funds from a bequest by Louisa Porter Gilmer Minis of Savannah."

The historic post office in Ashburn, GA was constructed in 1939 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building is still in service.

The historic post office in Blakely, Georgia was constructed in 1936 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service.

The historic post office in Camilla, Georgia was constructed in 1939 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service.

The post office in Cochran was completed in 1939 with funds provided by the Treasury Department. It is also the site of Ilse Erythropel's bas relief sculpture, "The Little Farmer," completed in 1940 with funds provided by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts and viewable in the lobby.

The historic post office in College Park, Georgia was built with federal Treasury Department funds in 1936. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service.

The historic post office in Cuthbert, Georgia was constructed with Treasury Department funds; its construction is sometimes mis-attributed to the WPA. The building houses an example of New Deal artwork and is still in use today.

The historic post office in Greensboro, Georgia was constructed in 1937 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork inside, is still in use today.

The historic post office in Hawkinsville, GA was constructed in 1937 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building is still in service.

The historic post office in Lyons, Georgia was constructed in 1941 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses New Deal artwork, is still in service today.

The historic post office in Pelham, Georgia was constructed ca. 1940.

The historic post office in Rockmart, Georgia was constructed in 1940 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork inside, is still in use today.

The post office in Summerville was completed in 1938 with funds provided by the Treasury Department. It is also the site of Doris Lee's 1939 mural, "Georgia Countryside," completed with funds provided by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts and viewable in the lobby.

The historic Post Office and Agricultural Building in Warrenton, Georgia was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds ca. 1938. The building is still in service. It had housed a New Deal mural, since relocated to Augusta.

The Wrightsville Post Office was built in 1938 with New Deal funding. The lobby also houses a relief by Earl Thorp, entitled "Transition."

The historic former post office in Sylvester, Georgia was constructed with Treasury Department funds in 1937. An example of New Deal artwork created for the facility was relocated to the community's current post office. The former post office is now a civic / Chamber of Commerce facility.

The historic former post office building in Adel, Georgia was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds ca. 1939. The building now serves as the Cook County Historical Society Museum. A New Deal mural, which had been created and housed in the historic post office, has since been relocated to its current location.

The historic former post office building in Baxley, Georgia was constructed in 1935 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building now serves Appling County.

The historic former post office in Cairo, Georgia was constructed ca. 1935 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which housed an example of New Deal artwork, now houses the Grady County Board of Education.

The old post office in Cornelia was built with New Deal funds in 1937. The building now houses dental offices.

The historic former post office building in Covington, Georgia was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds during the Great Depression. The building served the Newton County Library system for a time, but it is now privately owned.

The historic former post office in Decatur, Georgia was constructed ca. 1938 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which housed an example of New Deal artwork (since relocated), is now privately owned.

The historic former post office in Eastman, Georgia was constructed ca. 1936 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which housed an example of New Deal artwork (since relocated), is now privately owned.

The historic post office building in Manchester, Georgia was constructed with Treasury Department funds ca. 1940. An example of New Deal artwork has since been relocated to the city's current post office. The former New Deal building is now privately owned.

The former post office was built in 1937 by the Treasury Department. It is now owned by the Worth County Economic Development Authority, and the Chester Tingler mural it once held has been moved to the new post office. Images of the old post office can be found here.

A rear extension to the historic U.S. Post Office and Courthouse building was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds in 1936.

Section of Fine Arts mural entitled "Products of Grady County" painted in 1938 by Paul L. Gill. Originally painted for the Cairo post office, it now hangs in the Grady County Museum.

Section of Fine Arts mural painted for the Jesup post office by David Hutchison in 1938. The mural is titled "General Oglethorpe Concludes a Treaty of Amity and Peace with the Creek Indians - May 18, 1733." It is presently on display in the Wayne County Library. The mural "was removed in the 1950s and stored in the basement of the post office. It was recovered and restored in 1975, ended up hanging in the State Capitol for a few years and ended up back in Jesup in 1988 when the library was constructed."

"A Henry County treasure that many people in our community have never seen, 'Cotton Gin' was created by modernist artist Louis Henri Jean Charlot (1898-1979) in the early forties as part of the recovery process after the Great Depression. Located in McDonough’s historic post office (Polk Annex), the mural is one of 200,000 government commissioned works which were funded under the 'Federal Art Project' (FAP) during the Great Depression era. The FAP's primary goals were to employ out-of-work artists and to provide art for non-federal government buildings. The initiative operated from August 29, 1935, until June 30, 1943. FAP artists created posters,...

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.

"The U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, built in 1933, is an historic United States Post Office and federal courthouse building located at 120 12th Street in Columbus, Georgia. It was designed by Atlanta-based architect William Augustus Edwards who designed nine South Carolina courthouses as well as academic buildings at 12 institutions in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina. On September 29, 1980, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places."   (wikipedia) The building is still functioning as both a courthouse and post office.

U.S. Post Office and Court House (1935) Completed in 1913. Architect: Lucius D. Allen Extension completed in 1935. Supervising Architect of extension: Louis A. Simon The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia met here from 1926 until 1975. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, but currently vacant.

"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

Alice Flint completed this mural, entitled "Plantation Scene," in 1941 with funds provided by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. It was installed in the original Adel post office. It has since been moved to the new one, where it is viewable in the lobby.

Treasury Section of Fine Arts mural entitled "The Land is Bought from the Indians" painted in 1938 by Daniel Putnam Brinley.

The historic post office in Camilla, Georgia houses an example of New Deal artwork: a Section of Fine Arts mural entitled "Theme of the South," painted in 1942 by Laura G. Douglas.

Section of Fine Arts mural entitled "Arrival of the Atlanta & West Point Railroad" painted in 1936.

Section of Fine Arts mural entitled "Early Mail Service and the Construction of Railroads" painted in 1938 by Philip Guston. It has been restored and moved from the original post office to the new one. "Philip Guston’s mural study shows the history of mail service on the frontier, from the days when sacks of mail arrived on horseback to the coming of railroads and telegraph lines that displaced much of the mail traffic…. After Guston submitted his study, government officials noted that he had lavished more attention on the workers than the rest of the image and specified that 'The strength...

This oil-on-canvas mural, "The Ploughman," was painted by Elizabeth Terrell in 1940 with funds provided by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. It was one of the 48-state post office mural competition winners. At some point, it was moved to the new post office.