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  • Post Office - Payette ID
    The historic post office in Payette, Idaho was constructed in 1937 with Treasury Department funds. The building is still in service.
  • Post Office - Preston ID
    The historic post office in Preston, Idaho was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds in 1939. The building houses an example of New Deal artwork  and is still in use today.
  • Post Office - Saint Anthony ID
    The historic post office in Saint Anthony, Idaho was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, was constructed in 1937 and is still in use today.
  • Post Office - Wallace ID
    The historic post office in Wallace, Idaho was constructed in 1936 with Treasury Department funds. The building is still in service.
  • Post Office - Weiser ID
    The historic post office in Weiser, Idaho was constructed in 1934 with Treasury Department funds. The building is still in service.
  • Post Office Mural - Buhl ID
    This 5' x 12' egg tempera-on-canvas mural entitled "Snake River Ferry"was  painted by Richard Guy Walton in 1941. "Compiled from “The Buhl Herald” archives by James H. Barker The next time you’re in the Buhl post office, if you look just above the postmaster’s door you’ll see a mural. Have you ever wondered how it got there or what it characterizes? Surprisingly, the story goes back to “Black Friday”, the stock market crash of 1929, which ushered in the great depression. Newly elected President Franklin Roosevelt, attempting to counteract the downward financial spiral, promoted his “New Deal,” a vast public works program designed...
  • Post Office Mural - Burley ID
    The historic Burley post office houses an example of New Deal artwork: an oil-on-canvas mural entitled "Pioneers on the Oregon Trail along the Snake River," painted by Elizabeth Lochrie in 1938. The work was commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.
  • Post Office Mural - Kellogg ID
    This oil on canvas mural by Fletcher Martin entitled "Discovery" was painted for the Kellogg post office in 1941. It was one of the winners of the 48-State post office mural competition. "The original mural, depicting 2 miners carrying another on a stretcher, was deemed too depressing by the locals."
  • Post Office Mural - Preston ID
    The Post Office in Preston, Idaho, features a New Deal mural painted by Edmond J. Fitzgerald. The oil-on-canvas mural is entitled "The Battle of Bear River". It memorializes a notorious massacre of Shoshone people by a group of "California Volunteers" in Franklin County in 1863. The mural was commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts and hung in the post office in 1941. Fitzgerald also painted murals for the Ontario Oregon and Colville Washington post offices. The post office has a helpful information sheet on the mural and New Deal work in the town of Preston.
  • Post Office Mural - Saint Anthony ID
    The historic post office in Saint Anthony, Idaho houses an example of New Deal artwork: an oil-on-canvas mural entitled "The Fur Traders," painted in 1939 by Elizabeth Lochrie. The work was sponsored by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. Ms. Lochrie also painted murals for the Burley, Idaho and Dillon, Montana post offices.
  • Post Office Murals - Blackfoot ID
    The historic post office in Blackfoot, Idaho houses a magnificent example of New Deal artwork. The murals were commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts and installed in 1939. The tempera mural cycles are by Andrew Standing Soldier, a Native American artist.  Entitled "The Arrival Celebration" and "The Round-Up,"  they depict everyday life of the Blackfoot people on their nearby reservation. The first covers two walls of the entrance lobby; the second is on the upper portion of the walls in another lobby room. 
  • Preston Senior High School - Preston ID
    The Public Works Administration (PWA) provided funding for the construction of a new high school in Preston, Idaho in 1939. The school building is a long, two-story structure with two wings flanking a central entrance, and what appears to be a gymnasium and second entry at the east end. The design is Brick Moderne with bas-relief columns capped by white stone and a slightly projecting central entrance with modest carved stone decorations and the date 1939 above the doorway. The school is in good condition and still in use.
  • Priest Lake CCC Camp - Priest River ID
    From the Priest Lake vacation website: "The Priest Lake Museum is a great place to begin any visit to the lake and a fitting showplace to remind us of the numerous influences that created the special character of Priest Lake. The museum building was constructed in 191935 by Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). It is a prime example of handcrafted oil-treated tamarack (larch) log construction. The building initially served as a residence and office for the first Ranger on what was then Kaniksu National Forest. The museum houses numerous articles and displays that depict the colorful history of the lake and...
  • Priest River Experimental Forest - Priest River ID
    Originally the Priest River Experimental Station, the Priest River Experimental Forest now refers to both a stretch of forest near Priest River Idaho and the research buildings and other facilities located there. It has been a site for forestry research since 1911. During the 1930s, the CCC replaced nearly all the station's original buildings, most of which are still standing. The CCC-constructed facilities include underground telephone and power systems, sewage system, gas house, lodge, residence #3, laboratory/office building, and residence #4.
  • Priest River Junior High - Priest River ID
    Priest River Junior High School (originally High School) is an Art Moderne-style building designed and built by the Work Projects Administration in 1940.
  • Recreation Center and Auditorium - Coeur D'Alene ID
    The WPA built this recreation center and auditorium in a city park on the shore of Lake Coeur D'Alene. The building is still in use today.
  • Red Ives Ranger Station - Avery ID
    The CCC built much of the road from Avery to Red Ives Ranger Station as well as the Red Ives compound itself. The work was completed in 1938.
  • Reservoir - Rathdrum ID
    The WPA constructed a reservoir in the vicinity of Rathdrum ID, but the location and current status of the site are not known.
  • Ridenbaugh Canal Improvements - Boise ID
    WPA crews did improvement work on this canal in Boise during 1936. (The canal was originally constructed in the late nineteenth century.) The path alongside is widely used today by cyclists and joggers.
  • Rural Electrification - Lewiston ID
    The June 1937 issue of Western Construction News notes REA work in Idaho. "The REA has alloted $75,000 to the Clearwater Valley Light and Power Association, Lewiston Idaho, for construction of a generating plant of 800 KW capacity." "The REA has alloted $400,000 to the Clearwater Valley Light & Power Association, Lewiston Idaho, for construction of 300 miles of transmission lines in Idaho and Washington." "In 1936, Kenneth Summers was manager at a farmer's co-op, the Lenore Grain and Seed Grower's Company. The machines, needed to process the grain seed, needed electricity but the nearest power line was many miles away. Despite repeated...
  • Sand Creek Flood Control - Boise ID
    The Works Progress Administration carried out flood control/riprapping work on the bed of the San Creek in Ada County.
  • School Gymnasium - Meridian ID
    The Works Progress Administration built the School Gymnasium in Meridian, Ada County.
  • Sergeant City - Boise ID
    Sergeant City is a military-themed housing complex that provided living quarters for non-commissioned officers of the near-by Gowen Field airbase. The complex was built in 1940 with funding from the Federal Works Agency.
  • Sewer Construction - Moscow ID
    WPA crews conducted work on the sewer system in Moscow.
  • Shoshone County Flood Control Project - Wallace ID
    Emergency relief crews, including WPA and CCC workers, undertook cleanup and dredging in Wallace and nearby towns after persistent flooding of the Coeur d'Alene River in 1933 and 1934. From the University of Idaho archives, describing the collection on file: "The floods of 1933 were by far the worst. Three days of torrential rains in early June sent the Coeur d'Alene River and its tributaries over their banks. Then on December 21 a sudden thaw accompanied by heavy rains caused landslides and flooding. Coeur d'Alene Lake reached an all time high level of 2139.5 feet above sea level--two feet higher than...
  • Shoshone Park Picnic Area - Mullan ID
    Per the US Forest Service: "This recreation site was built by the Civilian Conservation Corp in the 1930s and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Shoshone County Sportsman’s Association purchased the land and donated it to the Forest Service for development of the recreation site. The site is located along the old Yellowstone or Mullan Trail that allowed early day travel across Lookout Pass between Idaho and Montana. The historic structures within the picnic area consist of two picnic pavilions built in 1936, a rectangular single room, single story log cabin, and a single story rectangular framed...
  • Sidewalks - Boise ID
    The W.P.A. constructed sidewalks in Boise, Idaho.
  • Southern Idaho Timber Protective Association Buildings - McCall ID
    These buildings are now opened by the Central Idaho Historical Museum. The museum "occupies a five-acre site that consists of log structures built by the Civilian Conservation Corps (C.C.C.) in 1937 for the Southern Idaho Timber Protective Association (SITPA).   All eight buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.  The Warden’s House was built to house the Fire Warden’s family and SITPA operations, as well as provide lodging for various dignitaries from the Governor to the Land Board.  The Fire Warden’s House is an example of American Rustic Architecture combined with a Scandinavian influence due to the three...
  • Stanley Ranger Station - Stanley ID
    The Forest Service ranger station at Stanley, Idaho was constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in 1933. It replaced an earlier ranger station built in the 1900s.  The style is Park Rustic, popular for parks and forest service facilities at the time, built with whole logs and a large veranda porch. The Idaho State Historical Society describes the structure as follows: "The Stanley Ranger Station includes a one-and-one-half story log ranger station and a one-story log outbuilding. Both sit on concrete foundations, and their round-log walls employ saddle notching with logs extending well beyond the joint. The 1933 station itself is...
  • Star School Building - Star ID
    In 1939, the Public Works Administration funded the construction of a school building in Star, Idaho. Project docket No. Idaho 1083D 3/14/39. The architect of record was Wayland & Fennel. The exact location and present status of the structure is unknown to the Living New Deal.  
  • Sunbeam Hot Springs Bathhouse - Stanley ID
    The Sunbeam Hot Springs was greatly improved for public use by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC).  In 1937, enrollees from the Clayton CCC Camp built a bathhouse on a walled, concrete platform overlooking the Salmon River, with two access stairways from the road above, a pump house (?), and a paved path down to the river. Bathers  could change in the bathhouse and proceed down the path to the river, where the hot springs water from the hillside mixes with river water. The bathhouse is not used today. An information panel next to the bathhouse reads: "The bathhouse was completed in 1937...
  • Swiftwater Bridge - Kooskia ID
    The single-lane, Pratt/Parker Truss bridge was built in 1936 by the CCC.
  • Swimming Pool and Bathhouse - Wallace ID
    The pool and bathhouse were built in 1939 under the auspices of the federal Public Works Administration. Full restoration was carried out by the community from 1999 to 2007 at a cost of $265,000.
  • Tautphaus Park and Zoo - Idaho Falls ID
    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) helped develop Tautphaus Park and Zoo in Idaho Falls, Idaho around 1935-36. A 2015 Idaho Falls city press release states: "In 1934, the city of Idaho Falls purchased land in Tautphaus Park, then called 'City Park,' and in 1935 the first zoo animals were brought to the park. Log buildings were erected throughout the park and financed as a Works Progress Administration (WPA) project.  Some of these buildings can still be seen on zoo grounds and now serve as an education center and a storage barn." The rustic style buildings are still in the park, though the...
  • Twin Falls Public Library - Twin Falls ID
    The Public Works Administration funded construction of the public Library in Twin Falls, Idaho, in 1939.   The library still stands and is in use.  An addition has been made to the west wing of the building and a new entrance built on the east end.  
  • University of Idaho: Administration Building South Wing Extension - Moscow ID
    The PWA built an addition to the south wing of the Administration Building in 1936 to accommodate the library, which remained there until 1957 when a new library was built.
  • University of Idaho: Infirmary - Moscow ID
    The PWA helped construct the University of Idaho's infirmary (docket #709-R), now the Student Health Center, in 1936.
  • University of Idaho: Men's Dormitory - Moscow ID
    The PWA helped construct the University of Idaho Men's Dormitory, now Archie Phinney Hall, in 1938.
  • Veterans Hospital Road Improvements - Boise ID
    The Works Progress Administration carried out road improvement work around the Veterans Hospital in Boise, between 1936-1937.
  • Warren Guard Station - Warren ID
    "In 1918, the Forest Service moved its Guard Station from Hays Station, near the South Fork of the Salmon River, to Warren. Construction dates at the station site range from the barn built in 1909 to the 'modern' 1959 ranch style, one level frame house. The other facilities were built by Franklin D. Roosevelt's Civilian Conservation Corps. The Guard Station offers information and exhibits on the history of the area."(https://www.secesh.net/Walk.htm) The CCC buildings, constructed in 1934, were part of one of the first CCC projects in the State of Idaho and in the Nation.
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