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Camp Butler (former) Improvements – Fort Sheridan IL

Illinois’s old Camp Butler was improved as part of Federal Project F-87 by the federal Civil Works Administration (CWA) ca. 1933-4. “The general scope of the project covered improvements to buildings and grounds, landscaping, drainage and minor construction.”

Project type: Military and Public Safety
Agency: Civil Works Administration (CWA)

Carpenter Park – Springfield IL

The CCC “did work at Carpenter Park north of the city.”

Project type: Parks and Recreation
Agency: Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

Illinois State Armory – Springfield IL

Illinois State Armory

“This is a dual-purpose building which houses three companies of the Illinois National Guard and provides much-needed office space for the State government. The site is an entire square, approximately 350 by 350 feet, opposite the State Capitol group of… read more

Project type: Military and Public Safety, Armories
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA)

Lake Springfield Beach and Beach House – Springfield IL

“The bathhouse at the new Lake Springfield beach area started out as a Civil Works Administration program but couldn’t be finished as a work relief program because there was “an absence of skilled workers on the relief rolls,” according to… read more

Project type: Bathhouses, Lakes, Parks and Recreation
Agency: Civil Works Administration (CWA)

Lake Springfield Development – Springfield IL

“The PWA and WPA also provided funding for projects around Lake Springfield, including landscaping and placing riprap. … The WPA would later aid in … other Lake Springfield projects.”

Project type: Parks and Recreation, Lakes, Landscaping and Tree Planting
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA), Public Works Administration (PWA)

Lanphier High School – Springfield IL

“The reservoir at what is now the site of Lanphier High School was removed as a CWA project in 1933. The $300,000 construction of Lanphier High three years later was partially financed by Public Works Administration funds, as was an… read more

Project type: Schools, Education and Health
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA), Civil Works Administration (CWA)

Margaret Cross Norton Building – Springfield IL

The records building housing the Illinois State Archives, now known as the Margaret Cross Norton Building, was built during the 1930s with New Deal funds. SJ-R.com: “A bunch of World War I records were burned up [in a 1934 fire],”… read more

Project type: Auxiliary Civic Facilities, Civic Facilities
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA)

Oak Ridge Cemetery Improvements – Springfield IL

“The WPA would later aid in … Oak Ridge Cemetery” improvement projects.

Project type: Cemeteries, Civic Facilities
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Streetcar Track Removal – Springfield IL

“WPA funds helped pay for removal of 158,000 lineal feet of streetcar track that ran down the middle of many of Springfield’s streets, at a cost of $167,000. The work included resurfacing of the area where the tram tracks had… read more

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Roads, bridges, and tunnels
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

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