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  • Brown County State Park: West Lookout Tower - Nashville IN
    The West Lookout Tower was completed by CCC laborers in 1936. The building is a two story structure overlooking a valley. The style of the lookout is classified as parks rustic.
  • Bryan Hall (I.U.) - Bloomington IN
    The William Lowe Bryan Administration Building at Indiana University was originally completed in 1936 with PWA funding. At the time it was simply named the Administration Building. It was renamed in 1957 after William Lowe Bryan. It is located at 107 S. Indiana Avenue, and is largely used for administrative offices, including the President of the University. It was designed by the firm of Granger & Bollenbacher.
  • Cabby O’Neill Gymnasium - Jasper IN
    The facility served as Jasper (Indiana) High School Gym, 1939-1977 and Jasper Middle School gymnasium until 2009. It was named for the coach of the 1949 Jasper High School State Championship basketball team in 1984. It is still owned by the school corporation after the middle school moved, the building is now used for community activities. The facility hosted the high school teams in 2010 and 2011 after the roof of the 1977 gym collapsed.
  • Cascades Park - Bloomington IN
    The Works Progress Administration built facilities in Cascades Park in Bloomington, Indiana. The original construction included drinking fountains, shelters, picnic tables of limestone slabs. Today the park spans 68 acres with original features, hiking trails, softball fields.
  • Centennial Park Development - Plymouth IN
    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) worked to develop Centennial Park in Plymouth, Indiana.
  • Central States Forest Experimental Station - Martinsville IN
    Concrete foundation, clapboard walls. Gabled roof, asphalt shingles, stone chimney. Carpenters is other skilled workers employed through the Civil Works Administration (CWA) worked on the buildings as well as the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). The building is now only used occasionally.
  • Chauncey Rose Memorial - Terre Haute IN
    An attraction at Fairbanks Park’s north end is the Chauncey Rose Memorial. Dedicated in the 1930s to Chauncey Rose, businessman and philanthropist, it was constructed using the columns and facade from the old post office building at Seventh and Cherry and built by Works Progress Administration (WPA) labor. Among other projects, Mr. Rose endowed the Rose Polytechic Institute, now Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Date on the dedication marker was, unfortunately, defaced by vandals.
  • City Hall Warehouse - Plymouth IN
    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed a warehouse for the city hall in Plymouth, Indiana. The location and status of this facility is unknown to Living New Deal.
  • Civic Center - Hammond IN
    "This structure stands in a 37-acre tract of land which includes a park, a high-school site, fields for baseball, football, and tennis, and extensive automobile parking space. The building contains a gymnasium-auditorium with 3,156 permanent balcony seats and 2,200 additional removable seats, Boy and Girl Scout headquarters, camera clubs, practice rooms for drama, offices for the recreational director, and a complete lay-out for exercise and minor sports, including a swimming pool. It is fireproof throughout, faced with brick, trimmed with limestone. Its volume is 2,250,000 cubic feet. It was completed in May 1938 at a construction...
  • Clark State Forest - Henryville IN
    "Clark State Forest, located just north of Henryville, Indiana in the United States, is Indiana's oldest state forest, formed in 1903 as a forest research facility and a nursery and later expanded by the Works Progress Administration. Originally 2,028 acres (8 km²) of total land area, it is now almost 24,000 acres (100 km2) and is bisected by Interstate 65. "During the Great Depression, the Works Progress Administration chose to make Clark State Forest a training center for the Civilian Conservation Corps, and also made it Indiana's largest CCC cantonment in November 1933. They created artificial lakes within Clark State Forest, and built many bridges,...
  • Clark State Forest Barn - Henryville IN
    Similar to extant Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)-built bonus on other state forest properties, especially the one of Pike State Forest. Constructed by the CCC in 1935.
  • Clark State Forest Fieneke Lake Picnic Area (Picnic Shelther) - Henryville IN
    Excellent example of recreational development in a state forest constructed by Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Co. 513 in 1934.
  • Clark State Forest Saw Mill (Clark Forest Saw Mill) - Henryville IN
    Some of these buildings may pre-date the New Deal, but between 1933 and 1939, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) engaged in considerable lumber milling activity while encamped here, and weekly built some of the sheds, at least (They built lumber sheds in a hundred of other state forests: Mogen-Monroe, Jackson, Harrison.) Some of the buildings may be post-WWII. They are difficult to document.
  • Clark State Forest Service Building (Forest Office) - Henryville IN
    Stone walls, wood proches. Clark State Forest is one oldest, established in 1903. This building, constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in 1935, probably replaced the old administration building constructed in 1905 at this site.
  • Clark State Forest Shelter House - Henryville IN
    Only the 2 sandstone chimneys survive what had became a Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)-built shelter house in 1935. 1 stone floor appears to be completely rebuilt. Nearby one … of 2 stone and timber picnic tables, another site has a tabletop. Documentation suggests that was the site of the “hilltop house”, briefly used as the forest headquarters when first acquired in 1903. (A new headquarters was built two years later at the eat side of the property.)
  • Clark State Forest Site of Purdue University Forestry School - Henryville IN
    School foundation, from 1934, remounts in a celery now adjacent to I-65. On one consorts foundation a more rebuilt picnic shelter has been erected (Gabbled, open-sited). Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Co. 513 OCCUPIED CAMP S-51 in May 1933, along with the camp at Morgan-Monroe State Forest, the first in the state. Among their first projects was he construction of a summer school facility for the Purdue University School of Forestry. It had consisted of an assembly building, a study hall, and a shown building, and continued to be used at least through to 1950s.
  • Clark State Forest: Bowen Lake - Henryville IN
    7-acre Lake impounded by Earth Dam with concrete overflow outlet. Constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in 1935.
  • Clark State Forest: Franke Lake - Henryville IN
    Earth Dam impounding 13-Acre Lake. Early services (Outdoor Indiana 1934-1935) refer to Lake as “Frankey." Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Co. 513 constructed it in 1934.
  • Clark State Forest: Oak Lake - Henryville IN
    Earth Dam impounding 2.5-acre lake. Small concrete spillway roughly centered in Dam. Similar to known Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)-constructed dams, but records are sparse and conflicting. Possibly pre-New Deal.
  • Clark State Forest: Pine Lake - Henryville IN
    2-acre “lake” impounded by Earth Dam (N-S) with small concrete spillway. Small frame square building with hipped roof, presumably preprocess, SW of spillway. Small open picnic shelter with hipped roof, NE of dam (may be of Lake Vintage). Similar to known Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)-constructed dams, but records are sparse and conflicting. Possibly pre-New Deal. Possibly water source for nursery that had been established in the section of forest.
  • Clark State Forest: Schlamm Lake - Henryville IN
    Earth Dam impounding 18-acre lake. Small frame gabled structure below dam at spillway outlet. Constructed by Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Co. 513 in 1934.
  • Clifty Falls State Park - Madison IN
    Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Company 1597 was active at Clifty Falls from November 1933 until 1938. The CCC built roads, trails, gatehouses, shelters, barns, and more. To enhance the outdoors experience projects exhibited designs that were rustic and harmonious with their surroundings, using native materials.
  • Clifty Falls State Park Saddle Barn/Nature Center - Madison IN
    The Saddle Barn was completed in 1935 by Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) laborers. The style of the barn is classified as Parks Rustic. The barn was damaged during a tornado in 1974 and was later remodeled into a nature center.
  • Clifty Falls State Park: Dean's Branch Bridge - Madison IN
    CCC laborers completed two stone arched bridges at Clifty Falls. The first one was completed in 1936 and crosses Dean's Branch. The bridge has 2' high stone walls spanning the length of the bridge.
  • Clifty Falls State Park: Lilly Memorial Lookout - Madison IN
    The Lilly Memorial Lookout was completed in 1936 by CCC laborers. The picnic area contains a stone seat that stands 4' high. The picnic area also contains 18" stone fences.
  • Clifty Falls State Park: Little Clifty Creek Bridge - Madison IN
    CCC laborers completed two stone arched bridges at Clifty Falls. The second bridge was completed in 1936 and crosses Little Clifty Creek.
  • Clifty Falls State Park: Nature Center - Madison IN
    Originally known as the Saddle Barn, this building was completed in 1935 by CCC laborers. The style of the barn is classified as Parks Rustic. The barn was damaged during a tornado in 1974 and was later remodeled into a nature center.
  • Clifty Falls State Park: North Gatehouse and Entrance - Madison IN
    Using a variety of native materials, the CCC built gatehouses designed to appeal to the eye and draw in visitors with hints of the delights of nature within the park. The north gatehouse at Clifty Falls was completed by CCC laborers in 1935. The style of the gatehouse is classified as Parks Rustic.
  • Clifty Falls State Park: Picnic Shelter - Madison IN
    The CCC laborers completed the picnic site in 1936. The site contains stone walls surrounding the picnic benches.
  • Clifty Falls State Park: Pumphouse - Madison IN
    The pumphouse is located near Little Clifty Creek at the north section of the park. The pumphouse was completed in 1936. The style of the pumphouse is classified as Parks Rustic.
  • Clifty Falls State Park: Shelter House - Madison IN
    The Shelter House is located at Clifty Falls. It was completed  by CCC laborers between 1935 and 1936. The style of the shelter is classified as Parks Rustic.
  • Clifty Falls State Park: South Gatehouse and Entrance - Madison IN
    Using a variety of native materials, the CCC built gatehouses designed to appeal to the eye and draw in visitors with hints of the delights of nature within the park. The south gatehouse at Clifty Falls was completed by CCC laborers in 1935. The style of the gatehouse is classified as Parks Rustic.
  • Columbus Youth Camp - Columbus IN
    Columbus Youth Camp provides outdoor activities for adult and youth groups. Credited work by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) included a 350 ft-long dam forming a 17 acre lake, 6 cabins for overnight stays, stone shelter house at the lake, and remodeling an 1837 farmhouse into the camp administration building. The 2023 article gives a total WPA expenditure of $50,000. The 1935 article gives a figure of $15,000 for construction of the dam. Anecdotal local history credits the donor of the original property, Q. G. Noblitt, chairman of Noblitt-Sparks Inc. (Later Arvin Industries Inc., since merged with Meritor Inc.) with...
  • Community Building - Anderson IN
    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed a combination community building and auditorium in Anderson, Indiana in 1937. The location and status of the structure is unknown to Living New Deal.
  • Community Building - Monticello IN
    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed a combination community building and auditorium in Monticello, Indiana in 1937. The location and status of the structure is unknown to Living New Deal.
  • Community Building - North Vernon IN
    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed a community building in North Vernon, Indiana. Work was completed by 1936. The location and status of the structure is unknown to Living New Deal.
  • Community Building - Pendleton IN
    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed a combination community building and auditorium in Pendleton, Indiana in 1936. The location and status of the structure is unknown to Living New Deal.
  • Community Building (former) - Helmsburg IN
    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed a community building and gymnasium in Helmsburg, Indiana. Constructed of native timber, the "interior is finished in beaver board. Asphalt shingles were used as the exterior covering. Lumber used for the window and and door frames and casings and other wood trimmings was dressed by hand. The floor also was sanded by hand as electric current was not available." The location and status of the structure is unknown to Living New Deal; however, we believe it to be demolished.
  • Community Building (former) - Indianapolis IN
    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed a community building near Washington Park in Indianapolis, Indiana. The building is located at the northeast corner of 30th St. and Lasalle St., and appears to be part of a church property.
  • Community Building (former) - Little York IN
    The Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) and Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed a community building and gymnasium in Little York, Indiana. The building, which is located at the southwest corner of N School Rd. and W Mill Rd., is now privately owned. "The Little York community building provides an example of a structure built almost entirely of native timber. Work on the building was started under a Federal Emergency Relief Administration project which was responsible for the sawing of 34,000 feet of timber. The structure, which is 90 by 50 feet, contains a basketball floor, a stage, galleries and two small...
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