The River Des Peres runs through St. Louis and forms the backbone of the sanitary and stormwater systems of the city. In the 1930s, the river was channelized by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, Horner & Shifrin, and… read more
Roaring River State Park is a large park in the state of Missouri. It was established in 1928. CCC Company 1713 of the CCC (see linked entry for Camp Smokey) did extensive development of the park. CCC work included extensive… read more
In 1936, the PWA funded the construction of this small 2- to 3-room school with rock façade that is presently a private residence. It is just south of the main road through town. The federal contribution to the project was… read more
News-Press NOW: “Rosecrans Field got a large hangar, thanks to the WPA; it survived until the 1993 flood led to its demolition.”
Beautification efforts in Rothwell Park were completed by the WPA in 1939.
At the time of its construction, this addition served as the high school in Louisiana. Missouri. When a new high school was constructed in the 1960s, it became the junior high school. It is presently not in use.
“The Rulo Bridge was a truss bridge over the Missouri River on U.S. Route 159 from the village of Rulo in Richardson County, Nebraska, to Holt County, Missouri. It was built in 1939 by the Works Progress Administration and Kansas… read more
The beautifully designed low retaining wall is on the south side of the Ruth Park Golf Course in University City, MO. The design is of horizontal rock flagstones interrupted by several rows of vertical rocks periodically. There are few places… read more
“Sam A. Baker State Park is located in the Saint Francois Mountain region of the Missouri Ozarks. The 5,323-acre (21.54 km2) park offers access to the St. Francis River and Big Creek for fishing, canoeing, and swimming… The park has a… read more
Completed in 1938 by the WPA, the addition is now the oldest part of the Sturgeon School, surrounded by the modern K-8 school.
The PWA gymnasium constructed in 1937 is now surrounded by additions to the school that followed it. It has a red brick façade with stone accents.
There was a PWA built school addition within the Doniphan school campus built in the mid-1930’s, however there is no evidence of that older school. Surrounding the current schools, however, is this well-built rock wall that retains the plaque indicating… read more
In 1935, the Public Works Administration (PWA) constructed a building of local stone as an addition to the complex of Cuba Public School buildings on the same block. (The other buildings date to 1905 and 1922. The former has since… read more
WPA work on the park included “cleaning out the lake, building 3,000 feet of rubble masonry retaining walls, one foot bridge, repairs to fish hatchery, four new growing pools, repairs to superintendent’s residence, a new garage, five tourist cabins, construction… read more
The Public Works Administration completed this services building for the St. Louis City Hospital Complex in 1940. The red brick building is vacant at the present, but is currently for sale. Surrounding buildings have been successfully repurposed and this building… read more
The Shannon County Courthouse was designed by architect Dan R. Sanford of Springfield, MO. The Works Progress Administration completed the public building in 1941. The building was constructed after a fire destroyed the previous courthouse. A referendum was held on… read more
Shaw Park was developed by the WPA in 1935-1936 and formally dedicated in 1937. The park is 30 acres total and is on land donated by the Shaw family. The total cost for the project was $280,000 – a $250,000… read more
“Shelbina boasts a beautiful city lake, built in 1936 as a WPA project, to serve as the city’s water reservoir. A second WPA project begun in 1941, added picnic tables, landscaping, shelter houses, and a 9 hole golf course. The… read more
“Shelbina boasts a beautiful city lake, built in 1936 as a WPA project, to serve as the city’s water reservoir. A second WPA project begun in 1941, added picnic tables, landscaping, shelter houses, and a 9 hole golf course. The… read more
“Shelbina boasts a beautiful city lake, built in 1936 as a WPA project, to serve as the city’s water reservoir. A second WPA project begun in 1941, added picnic tables, landscaping, shelter houses, and a 9 hole golf course. The… read more
The fire lookout tower and associated outbuildings at Sinking Creek were built by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in 1934, probably under the supervision of the US Forest Service (USFS). The complex includes various buildings including a house, garage, and… read more
The 2 rock structures were originally adjacent to a fish pond, in turn adjacent to a WPA built swimming pool that was dedicated by Harold Ickes. Also present are Horseshoe pits, presumably built by the WPA.
“This building was erected as a memorial to soldiers who lost their lives in the World War. In the center hall on the first floor is a black granite cenotaph bearing the names of the soldiers. On each side is… read more
Four striking limestone sculptures were created by Walker Hancock as part of a Federal Art Project Commission. The work, “Courage, Vision, Sacrifice, Loyalty” was installed around the entrances to St. Louis’s historic Soldiers’ Memorial in 1939. UMSL.edu: “Walker Hancock, a St…. read more
This bridge over the Union Pacific Railroad on South Kingshighway Boulevard just south of Interstate 44 was built by the WPA and the Missouri State Highway Department in 1936. Extensive structural problems, some related to earthquakes, have made this bridge… read more
This stately brick and stone high school was constructed by the PWA in 1937.
From Wikipedia: “Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge in northwestern Missouri, USA, established in 1935 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt as a refuge and breeding ground for migratory birds and other wildlife. The refuge comprises 7,350… read more
The Public Works Administration completed this expansion of St. James High School in 1940. The building’s cornerstone was laid on October 11, 1940 by the Grand Masonic Lodge of Missouri, of which U.S. Senator and future President Harry S. Truman… read more
Originally constructed as St. Joseph Fire Station Number Five, what is now the St. Joseph Fire Museum was constructed with federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The building bears a Federal Works Agency plaque on the right side of its… read more
Originally constructed as St. Joseph Fire Station Number Seven, the building at 919 Corby Street was constructed with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The station was moved across the street from an earlier firehouse just across… read more
Named after E. Sydney Stephens, the University of Missouri’s Stephens Hall was constructed by the PWA in 1935-36. The building now houses the biochemistry department.
The addition to this original school is in the rear of the building and is rather nondescript. It was a $29,000 project in 1938.
This unique octagonal 2 story livestock barn and pavilion on the Grundy County Agriculture Fair site was built by the WPA in 1938. It is also known as the Rock Barn.
The CCC built bleachers and a surrounding rock wall for Fredericktown’s high school baseball diamond. The project features a tall rock wall with periodic columns for strength that is capped with concrete. It surrounds 3 sides of a large baseball… read more
This courthouse has clean art deco lines with classic light fixtures flanking the front entrance. Above the entrance are 3 doves holding the scales of justice.
Constructed by the WPA in 1939. This was a historically black school, until desegregation in 1959. It was subsequently used as a warehouse and is currently occupied by the Concerned Citizens for the Black Community in Boonville.
“Swan Lake National Wildlife Refuge lies just two miles south of the town of Sumner, Missouri. It is located near the confluence of the Grand and Missouri Rivers, and is bordered on the south by Yellow Creek. The refuge was… read more
