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Federal Courthouse – Kalamazoo MI

Constructed by the Treasury Department as a federal post office and courthouse in 1938-39. The building is still a functioning courthouse.

Project type: Federal Courthouses, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department

Milham Park Golf Course – Kalamazoo MI

The second nine holes of the Milham Park Golf Course in Kalamazoo, Michigan, were constructed as a federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) project. From the Milham Park website: “The course is considered to be one of the best-conditioned municipal courses… read more

Project type: Golf Courses, Parks and Recreation
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Red Arrow Golf Course – Kalamazoo MI

The WPA constructed this golf course in Kalamazoo in 1937. From the Kalamazoo Municipal Golf Association: “Red Arrow is a downtown community greenspace established in 1937 as part of the WPA’s Depression reconstruction efforts when workmen earned $15/week, although the… read more

Project type: Golf Courses, Parks and Recreation
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Western Michigan University: Speech and Hearing Building – Kalamazoo MI

Western Michigan University’s Speech and Hearing Building, originally the Health and Personnel Building, was constructed during the Great Depression with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) grant money (PWA Docket No. [X]1825). The PWA supplied a grant of $77,725;… read more

Project type: Colleges and Universities, Education and Health
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA)

Western Michigan University: Vandercook Hall – Kalamazoo MI

Western Michigan University’s Vandercook Hall was constructed during the Great Depression with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) grant money (PWA Docket No. [X]1590). The PWA supplied a grant of $128,160; work occurred between 1938 and 1939. “Western still… read more

Project type: Colleges and Universities, Education and Health
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA)

Western Michigan University: Walwood Hall – Kalamazoo MI

Western Michigan University’s Walwood Hall was constructed during the Great Depression with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) grant money (PWA Docket No. [X]1590). The PWA supplied a grant of $128,160; work occurred between 1938 and 1939. “Western… read more

Project type: Colleges and Universities, Education and Health
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA)

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