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  • Jasper-Pulaski Fish and Wildlife Area Pheasant Hatchery and Storage Sheds - Medaryville IN
    These structures were constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) between 1933 and 1934.
  • Johnson County Fairground - Franklin IN
    The Works Progress Administration built the Johnson County Fairground in Franklin IN.
  • Kennedy Park Improvements - South Bend IN
    The National Youth Administration (NYA) pursued improvements at South Bend’s Kennedy Park in 1939. The park was known as Bendix Park during the New Deal. “Plans for beautifying Bendix Park are being completed by the board of park commissioners of South Bend, Ind.,” a reporter noted in April 1939. “The board hopes to transform the bare land into one of the City’s beauty spots by next summer. The park will be landscaped around the NYA building, which is being financed jointly by the NYA and the park department as a city recreation center. Plans for landscaping include an experimental garden in...
  • Kimmell Park - Vincennes IN
    Constructed by the Public Works Administration (PWA) in 1938. Four large stone rings and elaborate stone entrance for walk in entry only; picnic area, playground and boat ramp. Memorial to Civil War Veterans. Concrete wall high on east side of Levee that becomes and 8' wall at entrance (all of concrete). Each stone circle has 2 built in fireplace/grills, built in bench a concrete table, a shield with a name and "1938." Each could accommodate about 100 people. The entry gates (pedestrian) open into a round plaza with a flag pole and have 2 relief panels each. The bath house...
  • Knox County Tuberculosis Hospital (demolished) - Vincennes IN
    The former Knox County Tuberculosis Hospital, in the Art Deco style, was constructed between 1936 and 1937, using funds from the Public Works Administration (PWA). It has since been demolished.
  • Knox County Tuberculosis Hospital: Director's House - Vincennes IN
    One of the few Art Deco style dwellings in the county, it was constructed with Public Works Administration (PWA) funds between 1938 and 1939, of a limestone foundation and walls. It features banded corner windows, offset entry flanking louvered windows rear entry and attached one car garage with walkout porch atop. Incredible limestone curved/carved fireplace surround and mantel.
  • Lambert Fieldhouse - West Lafayette IN
    Construction of Lambert Fieldhouse was enabled by Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds in the form of a $293,000 grant. The total project cost was $712,164. Construction occurred between Dec. 1936 and Nov. 1937. PWA Docket No. IN 1018
  • Leeper Park Improvements - South Bend IN
    Federal Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) labor conducted improvement work in South Bend's Leeper Park during the 1930s. "In 1936, a retaining wall faced with scrap salvage concrete was constructed around the island and the channel of the slough was dredged. In 1938 a shelter house near the tennis courts was also built with WPA labor." The shelter house has since been removed.
  • Library (former) - Charlestown IN
    "The Public Library in Charlestown, Indiana was constructed out of work shanties by Works Progress Administration (WPA) workers in the early days of the Charlestown boom and is staffed by Works Progress Administration librarians. It has between three thousand and four thousand books and there is a demand for more technical texts on chemistry, steam fitting, mechanical drawing, mathematics and carpentry." The exact location of the former library is unknown to Living New Deal.
  • Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial - Lincoln City IN
    The Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial in Lincoln City, Indiana preserves the farm site on which Abraham Lincoln grew up. In the 1930s, the CCC aided in the restoration and development of the site: "In 1934, a Civilian Conservation Corps crew (a federal program during the Great Depression, also called the CCC) located and excavated the historic hearthstones. The CCC constructed a stone wall and landscaped the grounds. The bronze casting was finally placed on the site in July of 1935. This casting completed the first phase of the memorial’s development."   (https://www.nps.gov/nr/twhp) In addition, "After removing the structures from the memorial land, the...
  • Lincoln Gardens Housing Project - Evansville IN
    Lincoln Gardens was the second Federal Housing Project created under the administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal. Designed to replace eleven acres of housing in poor repair, the Lincoln Gardens' sixteen new apartment buildings opened on July 1 1938 to provide housing for African-Americans with moderate incomes. While most of the apartment buildings were eventually razed, the last building now houses the Evansville African American Museum.
  • Lincoln Pioneer Village and Museum - Rockport IN
    WPA workers developed the Lincoln Pioneer Village and Museum from 1935 to 1936. Work also included landscaping and the building of cabins and a lake. From the State of Indiana's website on the attraction: "The Lincoln Pioneer Village & Museum houses hundreds of fascinating artifacts from the area’s historic past including a hutch made by Abraham Lincoln’s father, Thomas Lincoln. The Pioneer Village features 14 Lincoln-era replica cabins from Spencer County. This site was originally a WPA project." From the Evansville Sunday Courier and Journal, July 5, 1936: ROCKPORT, July 4—With both the democratic and republican nominees for governor on the program,...
  • Lincoln School Athletic Field (former) Improvements - Plymouth IN
    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) conducted improvement work at what was then Lincoln High School in Plymouth, Indiana. The educational facility, fronting N Liberty Street, appears to have no athletic fields—just parking lots.
  • Lincoln State Park - Lincoln City IN
    Lincoln State Park was occupied by three New Deal agencies from 1933-1942. The first agency to occupy Lincoln Park was the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). The CCC Company 1543 was active in Lincoln State Park from 1933-1934. The CCC laborers planted trees and constructed a fire tower, shelters, and a ranger cabin. After the CCC laborers were relocated in 1935, Federal Emergency Relief Administration laborers arrived and continued to build improvements for the park. FERA workers developed numerous fish rearing ponds. Later the Works Progress Administration (WPA) was stationed at Lincoln Park. WPA workers built hiking trails, a service building,...
  • Lincoln State Park: CCC Camp Site - Lincoln City IN
    CCC Co. 1543 abandoned their campsite and relocated to Turkey Run in 1934. FERA workers seeded the abandoned campsite and WPA laborers salvaged the lumber.  Some remaining evidence of the CCC Camp include rock walls, ditches, and concrete foundations.
  • Lincoln State Park: Fire Tower - Lincoln City IN
    The CCC constructed firetowers on steel frameworks to help protect the new plantings and existing forests. The firetower at Lincoln State Park was completed in 1934 by CCC laborers. The firetower stands around 120' tall.
  • Lincoln State Park: Footbridge - Lincoln City IN
    CCC laborers completed the first bridge in 1933. The bridge is accessible to vehicles and is positioned between nature center and group camp.
  • Lincoln State Park: Footbridge 2 - Lincoln City IN
    CCC laborers completed the second footbridge in 1933.
  • Lincoln State Park: Ranger's Cabin - Lincoln City IN
    The Ranger's Cabin, also known as the boathouse, sits on the shore of Lake Lincoln. It was completed by CCC Company 1543 in 1934. The structure was intended for park personnel residence but is now used as a boat rental office. The style of the cabin is classified as parks rustic.
  • Lincoln State Park: Shelter - Lincoln City IN
    The lakeside shelter was completed by CCC workers in 1934. The style of the shelter is classified as parks rustic.
  • Lincoln State Park: Superintendent's House - Lincoln City IN
    The house was part of a planned service area, which developed after World War II. The superintendent's residence was nearly completed by CCC laborers when the CCC Camp abandoned in 1942.
  • Lockefield Gardens - Indianapolis IN
    The $3.2 million Lockefield Gardens, a public housing project, was funded by the Public Works Administration (PWA). The project was completed in 1938, abandoned during the mid-1970s and "redeveloped in the 1980s with new apartment buildings and rehabilitated units." "Due to Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal, the Public Works Administration started funding fifty low-cost public housing projects in twenty states from what were previously slum areas. Indianapolis was chosen to have one of these renovations; it would be the first major public housing within Indiana's capital city. This land originally had 363 residences, of which only one was seen as "habitable"....
  • Madison Brown Gymnasium Improvements - Madison IN
    Originally the high school gymnasium, built in 1924, now a city recreation facility. Improved by the Works Progress Administration (WPA), including extensive repairs after the disastrous flood of 1937.
  • Magnetic Park - Plymouth IN
    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) conducted multiple projects to develop Magnetic Park in Plymouth, Indiana. The New Deal agency constructed a barn, the Conservation Club House, and a fish hatchery with a capacity of 10,000 fingerlings.
  • Marshall County Courthouse Improvements - Plymouth IN
    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) conducted improvement work at Marshall County Courthouse in Plymouth, Indiana. The agency also "bettered" the highway garage, jail, and infirmary (locations unknown).
  • Martin State Forest Entrance Markers - Shoals IN
    The forest was acquired in 1933 and shortly after was developed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). CCC laborers constructed two pairs of sandstone markers at the entrance of the park.
  • Martin State Forest Fire Tower - Shoals IN
    The 1934 Dept. of Conservation Annual Report indicated that the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) completed "1 lookout tower." The CCC constructed fire towers on steel frameworks to help protect the new plantings and existing forests. The fire tower at Martin State Forest was completed in in 1933. The tower was constructed of steel and stands about 100' tall. At the base of the fire tower are a pair of stone gateposts.
  • Martin State Forest Pumphouse - Shoals IN
    The pump house was created by Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) laborers in 1934. It is the only building left from a collection of service buildings constructed by the CCC between 1933-1935.
  • Martin State Forest Shelter House - Shoals IN
    Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) workers completed the shelter house in 1934. The shelter is commonly known as "Tower Hill Shelter House." The shelter consists of 2 sandstone fireplaces and cooking surfaces. The structure is classified as parks rustic with craftsmen details.
  • Martin State Forest Stone Bridge - Shoals IN
    The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) completed the stone bridge in 1935. The walls to the bridge are about 2.5' high and about 8' long.
  • Martin State Forest Trailside Shelter - Shoals IN
    The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) completed the trailside shelter in 1934. The walls, floors, foundation, and fireplace were constructed with stone. The structure is classified as parks rustic.
  • Marysville Community Center - Marysville IN
    Community center, formerly an elementary school. Rebuilt in 2012 after tornado damage. The building is identical to the former New Market School, also in Oregon Township, Clark County.
  • McCormick's Creek State Creekside Shelter - Spencer IN
    The Creekside Shelter was completed by Works Progress Administration (WPA) laborers in 1935. The style of the shelter is classified as Parks Rustic.
  • McCormick's Creek State Maple Grove Shelter - Spencer IN
    The Maple Grove Shelter is located at McCormick's Creek. It was completed by Works Progress Administration (WPA) laborers in 1940. The style of the shelter is classified as Parks Rustic.
  • McCormick's Creek State Park - Spencer IN
    McCormick's Creek State Park received the first Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Camp in Indiana. The 589th CCC company was active from December of 1933 to July of 1935. After the CCC laborers were relocated in 1935, WPA laborers arrived and continued to build improvements for the park. In 1940 a handful of CCC laborers returned to the camp. The CCC and WPA laborers contributed to a wide range of projects. The New Deal agencies helped create trails, shelters, a bridge, telephone wires, an amphitheater, dams, clearings for campgrounds, cabins, and more. To enhance the outdoors experience projects exhibited designs that...
  • McCormick's Creek State Park Amphitheater - Spencer IN
    The Amphitheater was completed by Works Progress Administration (WPA) laborers in 1936. The style of the amphitheater is classified as Parks Rustic. There is a semi-circular seating area in a natural depression. There are stone footings for benches and a stone stage.
  • McCormick's Creek State Park Beech Grove Shelter - Spencer IN
    The Beech Grove Shelter is located near the camping area at McCormick's Creek. The shelter was completed by Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) laborers in 1935. The style of the shelter is classified as Parks Rustic.
  • McCormick's Creek State Park Camp McCormick Cabins #22 -#26 - Spencer IN
    Cabin #22-#26 were completed by Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) laborers between 1934 and 1935. The style of the cabins are classified as Parks Rustic.
  • McCormick's Creek State Park Camp McCormick Dining Hall - Spencer IN
    The Dining Hall was completed by Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) laborers in 1935. The style of the dining hall is classified Parks Rustic.
  • McCormick's Creek State Park Camp Na Wa Kwa Cabin #16-#19 - Spencer IN
    The Camp Na Wa Kwa Cabins are classified as Parks Rustic Style. The Cabins were completed by Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) laborers in 1935.
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