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  • Oakton School Mural - Evanston IL
    This mural (4 large and 8 small panels) entitled "The Legend of Charlemagne" by Carl Scheffler was completed with FAP funds in 1936.  
  • Oakton School Sundial Base Sculpture - Evanston IL
    This sculpture was completed with FAP funds in 1936. The original ceramic tile has been lost.
  • Oakton School: Lenzi Bas Reliefs - Evanston IL
    In 1939, Alfred Lenzi designed two wooden reliefs for the Oakton school with WPA Federal Art Project funds. The 3' x 9' "Farm Animals" was completed with assistance from wood worker Rudolph Franz. The 3′ x 11′ "Wild Animals" was completed with assistance from wood worker Svend Ericksen.
  • Old Fire Station - Chester IL
    The Old Fire Station in Chester, Illinois was constructed in 1935 and served as a firehouse until 1961. The decommissioned building is presently used for storage. While some documents are unable to distinguish the particular New Deal agency responsible for the construction—Public Works Administration (PWA) vs. Works Progress Administration (WPA)—PWA records make no mention of such a project, and the documentation is consistent with WPA specifications. NRHP nomination: "The two-story rough-cut stone building has a footprint of about 28 by 36 feet and was constructed using recycled stone from a razed building that was located on a street near the Mississippi River.......
  • Old Town School of Folk Music Mural - Chicago IL
    The two 9' x 34' panels of the mural "The Children's World" were painted by Francis Coan with WPA Federal Art Project funds. They were moved from the Hild Library and restored in 1998.  
  • Outer Bridge Drive (Link Bridge) - Chicago IL
    "The Outer Drive Bridge, also known as the Link Bridge was started in 1929 and completed in 1937 as one of the Public Works Administration's public projects in Chicago...While the completion of the Outer Drive was considered one of the most important projects in the PWA it took many years to complete. A main issue was funding. Due to a lack of provided security by Chicago Park Districts, the allotment for the bridge was revoked until the districts were all in position to comply. The total cost of the Outer Drive is estimated at $11,563,000." (wikipedia.org) "After multiple delays, the Link Bridge...
  • Palmer Park Murals - Chicago IL
    "Palmer Park became part of the Chicago Park District in 1934, when the city's 22 independent park commissions were consolidated into a new unified system. Later that year, park district art director James Edward McBurney created three murals for Palmer Park as a Works Progress Administration project funded by the federal government. The three are: "Native Americans," "explorers," and "Dutch settlers."
  • Partee High School Mural - Chicago IL
    This large five-part mural "History of the New World" by Ralf Henricksen was completed with the help of WPA Federal Art Project funds in 1938.
  • Pasteur School Murals - Chicago IL
    Artist Lucile Ward painted two extensive friezes for the Pasteur School in 1937, with funding from the WPA Federal Art Project. "Numbers" is a 2'6" high frieze covering four walls of Room 112. "The Alphabet" (4′ high) covers all four walls of the kindergarten room.
  • Peace and Harvest Sculptures - Peoria IL
    Peace and Harvest, 1938-1939 Artist: Mary Andersen Clark Each statue is approximately 8 ft. tall (male figure “Peace”, female figure “Harvest”) These statues were designed by Ms. Clark as part of the Works Progress Administration Federal Art Project of Illinois. These statues have been moved several times, and originally did not have the bases they are placed on. Their original location was on the grounds of the Peoria Municipal Tuberculosis Sanitarium, which closed in 1975.
  • Percy Julian Junior High School: Kelpe Mural - Oak Park IL
    Karl Kelpe painted this oil on canvas mural, entitled "Pioneers," in 1936 with WPA Federal Art Project funding. It measures 16'11" by 8'. From the New Deal Art Registry: "This mural and a companion piece "("Early Farmers") were originally in the main entrance of the old Julian School building." "Early Farmers" is now located in the Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School.
  • Percy Julian Junior High School: Spears Mural - Oak Park IL
    This oil on canvas mural "Child and Sports--Winter" measures 16'10" by 6'2." It was painted by Ethel Spears in 1937 with WPA Federal Art Project funding. The mural was originally at the Lowell School in Oak Park. Its companion piece, 'Child and Sports--Summer,' is now located at the Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School.
  • Pere Marquette Lodge - Grafton IL
    "Pere Marquette Lodge was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps from 1933-1939, opening for business in 1940 at a cost $352,912.00. The massive poles, as much as 3 feet in diameter, are douglas fir, western and pecky cypress. Limestone, which was taken from the Grafton rock quarry, was used in the construction of the cabins, the floor in the lodge, and the 700-ton stone fireplace, which dominates the Great Room and Restaurant. Illinois inmates constructed the furniture in the Lodge. The Civilian Conservation Corps did all of the metal work, such as the chandeliers, door handles, window locks, etc."  ...
  • Pere Marquette State Park - Grafton IL
    "In the 1930s, with the advent of the Great Depression and with the nation’s natural resources in jeopardy due to poor environmental practices, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was created. At Pere Marquette, the CCC built many buildings and shelters, fences, bridges, water reservoirs, foot and horse trails, riprap and streambank protection. Work was also done to create parking areas, campgrounds, and the clearing of overlooks and vistas. In addition, archeological and other types of surveying activities were conducted. Many of these CCC structures are still standing."   (https://www.greatriverroad.com) The heart of the park is the massive, CCC built Pere Marquette Lodge...
  • Phillips Park Golf Course - Aurora IL
    In 1938, the WPA reconstructed and expanded this course, with possible assistance from the CCC. From the Phillips Park Golf Course website: During the Depression in 1934, the Civilian Conservation Corps undertook improvements to the golf course as part of the “New Deal” program to combat unemployment. A Beacon article, dated September 11th, 1938, titled, “Start 200 Men Tomorrow On Park Project”, explained how the WPA improvement project was going to spend the $189,000 allotted for the project by both the government and the city. It also noted that park employees tore down the old golf course the week prior. In a...
  • Portage Park - Chicago IL
    Portage Park is located between West Irving Park Road to the South, West Berteau Avenue to the North, North Long Avenue to the East, and North Central Avenue to the West; it occupies four city blocks and has an area of 37 acres . It was established in 1913, as a means to increase property values for the neighboring homes and provide residents with space for recreational and cultural activities. Originally, the park was essentially its own park district, one of 22 individual “districts” existing in Chicago at the time. In 1934, William Martin was elected as head of the Southwest...
  • Post Office - Abingdon IL
    The post office in Abingdon was constructed in 1939 with funds provided by the federal government.
  • Post Office - Berwyn IL
    The post office in Berwyn was constructed in 1940 with funds and labor provided by the Federal Works Agency (FWA). It was constructed under the supervision of architect Louis A. Simon and engineer Neal A. Melick.
  • Post Office - Brookfield IL
    The post office in Brookfield was constructed in 1935 under the supervision of architect Louis A. Simon and engineer Neal A. Melick.
  • Post Office - Bushnell IL
    The Bushnell post office was constructed by the Treasury Department in 1936.
  • Post Office - Cairo IL
    This federal courthouse and post office was constructed by the Treasury Department in 1942. The building now houses just the post office. The Treasury Section of Fine Arts also provided a mural by Wendell Jones for the new building. However, Cairo residents refused to accept it. The mural "Sandbagging the Bulkheads" was the fourth mural Jones executed for the Section and was meant to be the consolation prize for being voted runner up to Anton Refregier in the San Francisco Rincon Annex competition.  It was completed in 1944. After it was rejected by Cairo, the government sent it to DC to...
  • Post Office - Carlyle IL
    The historic post office in Carlyle was completed in 1941 with funds provided by the Treasury Department. It is also the site of Curt Drewes's three bas relief sculptures--"Dairy Farming," "Farm," and "Fish Hatchery," completed with funds provided by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts and viewable in the lobby.
  • Post Office - Carmi IL
    The Carmi post office was constructed by the Treasury Department in 1938.
  • Post Office - Carthage IL
    Constructed by the US Treasury in 1934.    
  • Post Office - Chester IL
    Built by the Treasury Department in 1938.  
  • Post Office - Chillicothe IL
    Constructed by the Treasury Department in 1940.
  • Post Office - Clinton IL
    Constructed in 1937 by the Treasury Department.
  • Post Office - Decatur IL
    This large post office was constructed by the Treasury Department in 1934.
  • Post Office - Downers Grove IL
    Constructed by the Treasury Department in 1938.
  • Post Office - Dwight IL
    Constructed by the Treasury Department in 1936.
  • Post Office - East Alton IL
    Constructed by the Treasury Department in 1934.
  • Post Office - Eldorado IL
    Constructed by the Treasury Department in 1935.
  • Post Office - Elmhurst IL
    Constructed by the Treasury Department in 1935.
  • Post Office - Evanston IL
    The Evanston Post Office was built with Treasury Department funds in 1938.
  • Post Office - Fairfield IL
    Constructed by the Treasury Department in 1934.
  • Post Office - Flora IL
    This post office in Flora, Illinois was constructed by the Treasury Department in 1936.
  • Post Office - Forest Park IL
    The Forest Park post office was constructed by the Treasury Department in 1937.
  • Post Office - Galesburg IL
    The post office in Galesburg was constructed in 1937 with funds provided by the Treasury Department. It is also the site of Aaron Bohrod's mural, "Breaking the Prairie--Log City, 1837," painted for the Treasury Section of Fine Arts and viewable in the lobby.
  • Post Office - Geneva IL
    The Geneva post office was constructed in 1938 with funds provided by the federal government. "Located within the Central Geneva Historic District , which contains 68 historic buildings (including Frank Lloyd Wright’s P. D. Hoyt House), the post office was a busy place for decades. But years ago, as part of a nation-wide strategy to abandon large downtown post offices, the Postal Service moved the mail carriers to an annex behind a MacDonald’s."
  • Post Office - Gibson City IL
    The historic post office in Gibson City, Illinois was constructed in 1936 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building is still in service.
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