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  • Reeds Spring High School (Former) - Reeds Spring MO
    The Reeds Spring High School was completed by the WPA in 1936. The high school has since moved and the city recently gave the building to the Boys and Girls Club and Ozarks Heritage Foundation who agreed to refurbish the site and convert it into multi-use community center.
  • Renick R-V School - Renick MO
    The school is a classic, surprising art deco building in a town of 220 people presently.  Although it could use some sandblasting and paint, the building is a great example of art deco architecture by Ludwig Abt who was an architect in nearby Moberly and who designed their Municipal Auditorium.
  • Ridgeway Elementary School - Columbia MO
    The New Deal funded an addition to Ridgeway Elementary in 1934.  While the plaque says the money came from a "Federal Public Works Project", that would be an early name for the Public Works Administration (PWA). The new eastern wing echoed the brick gothic design of the original building.     Ridgeway Elementary is today a magnet school for the Columbia area.
  • River Des Peres Flood Control - St. Louis MO
    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 the WPA as a flood control and public health measure.  The river extends from University in an arc to south St. Louis to empty into the Mississippi River. Portions of the “River” are underground, particularly through Forest Park. The work done by the WPA to line the muddy banks of the river was done in response to infestation of mosquitoes in...
  • Road Development, Owasco - Green City MO
    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) conducted a rural road project "from the farm-to-market road to Owasco" in Sullivan County, Missouri. Here, the project is assigned as Green City as the Owasco lies at the southern border of Green City's 63545 ZIP code.
  • Roaring River State Park - Cassville MO
    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 construction, including a large lodge, cabins for visitors, extensive rock walls, a fish hatchery and enclosure of a large spring, and rock in the river to enhance fishing.  The work is in good shape and is actively being used with the exception of the large lodge. A statue honoring CCC workers was dedicated in Roaring River State Park on May 4,...
  • Rockview School - Rockview MO
    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 $8,000.
  • Rosecrans Field Hangar (demolished) - St. Joseph MO
    News-Press NOW: "Rosecrans Field got a large hangar, thanks to the WPA; it survived until the 1993 flood led to its demolition."
  • Rothwell Park Improvements - Moberly MO
    Beautification efforts in Rothwell Park were completed by the WPA in 1939.
  • RR Rowley School Annex - Louisiana MO
    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.
  • Rulo Bridge (demolished) - Rulo NE to MO
    Sometimes mis-attributed to the Works Progress Administration (WPA), the former Rulo Bridge, which carried U.S. 159 from the village of Rulo in Richardson County, Nebraska, to Holt County, Missouri, over the Missouri River, was enabled by a grant provided by the federal Public Works Administration (PWA). NRHP: "In September 1938, the Public Works Administration agreed to fund 45 percent of the bridge's construction, the total grant not to exceed $326,250. To cover the balance, the county released a bond issue which was to be repaid through bridge revenue." Wikipedia: "In March 2009, Nebraska Department of Roads approved a plan for a...
  • Rushville Elementary School - Rushville MO
    The stunning PWA Moderne-style Rushville Elementary School in Rushville, Missouri was constructed by the Works Progress Administration (WPA). The facility has since been expanded, and it is still in service.
  • Ruth Park Retaining Wall - University City MO
    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 where it is not in excellent condition, one at a tree which is much larger than when the wall was originally built.
  • Sam A. Baker State Park - Logan Township MO
    "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 stone dining lodge that was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps. The CCC also built most of the park's lodging cabins and the backpacking shelters on the Mudlick Trail. The park was acquired in 1926 and is named for past Missouri governor Sam Aaron Baker who encouraged the development of the park in his home county."
  • School Auditorium Addition - Sturgeon MO
    Completed in 1938 by the WPA, the addition is now the oldest part of the Sturgeon School, surrounded by the modern K-8 school.
  • School Gymnasium - Centralia MO
    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.
  • School Improvements - Bernie MO
    The Works Progress Administration conducted improvement work at one or more school facilities in Bernie, Missouri. The work employed 19 men for four months.
  • School Improvements - Dudley MO
    The Works Progress Administration conducted improvement work at one or more school facilities in Dudley, Missouri. The work employed 15 men for two months.
  • School Rock Wall - Doniphan MO
    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 that it was built by the WPA from 1936-1937. Most of the wall is in very good condition.  Portions have been removed for construction purposes on the northwest side.
  • Schoolhouse (former) - Cuba MO
    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 been demolished and the latter is now home to the Recklein Auditorium Civic Center.) The PWA-constructed building "provided room for a study hall, library, music room, as well as vocational agriculture and home economics" (447). Today, the building houses the Crawford Historical Society.
  • Sequiota Park - Springfield MO
    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 of drives, walks and field ovens.”   (NARA)
  • Services Building, City Hospital Complex, St. Louis - MO
    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 has the same potential with solid construction and architecture consistent with the surrounding buildings. "St. Louis City Hospital was the city's primary public hospital. For most of the 20th Century, it operated out of this multi-level, multiple-building complex, whose earliest structures dated from 1906. By the time it reached its developmental apex in 1970, it included 12 buildings total (7 of...
  • Sewers - Lamar MO
    The Work Projects Administration (WPA) conducted a sewer project in Lamar, Missouri in 1940.
  • Shannon County Courthouse - Eminence MO
    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 the question of whether to rebuild in nearby Winona, but voters chose to keep the county courthouse in Eureka.    
  • Shaw Park - Clayton MO
    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 federal contribution and $30,000 bond from the city of Clayton. The park is just west of the St. Louis County courthouse and is adjacent to the Clayton High School (constructed later). The largest part of the project is the olympic swimming pool that was the only pool in the midwest meeting requirements for Olympic competition. It has since been modified...
  • Shelbina Lake - Shelbina MO
    "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 lake area is beautifully maintained by the city. This beauty enhanced by mature trees and grassy rolling hills, makes camping, picnicking, fishing, or just visiting the lake area, a very pleasant experience for both young and old." -City of Shelbina
  • Shelbina Lake Park - Shelbina MO
    "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 lake area is beautifully maintained by the city. This beauty enhanced by mature trees and grassy rolling hills, makes camping, picnicking, fishing, or just visiting the lake area, a very pleasant experience for both young and old." -City of Shelbina
  • Shelbina Lakeside Golfcourse - Shelbina MO
    "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 lake area is beautifully maintained by the city. This beauty enhanced by mature trees and grassy rolling hills, makes camping, picnicking, fishing, or just visiting the lake area, a very pleasant experience for both young and old." -City of Shelbina
  • Sinking Creek Fire Lookout Tower Complex - Briar MO
    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 outhouse. Also on site are a water well and presumably a pump beneath concrete tops.   Access to the fire lookout tower is by a metal ladder rather than the stairs that were subsequently used by towers.  Currently, it is not in active use, but is near the sinking Creek Trailhead and part of the extensive Ozark trail system. The complex is located...
  • Slater City Park - Slater MO
    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.
  • Slater High School - Slater MO
    Constructed by the PWA in 1939.
  • Soldiers' Memorial Building - St Louis MO
    "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 a museum containing World War relics, records, and other data. Surrounding the structure are 38 square columns, 5 by 5 feet, and 35 feet high. The building is one unit of a well-planned civic center, the construction being of steel and reinforced concrete. The walls are faced with limestone. Marble and granite were used extensively. It is 190 by 89 feet,...
  • Soldiers' Memorial Building Sculptures - St. Louis MO
    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. Louis native, created the beautiful statues that adorn both entrances to the Soldiers Memorial. Hancock attended Washington Universtiy, where he studied under Victor Holm. He was not the first choice to create the statues, but when the first artist could not fulfill the obligation, Hancock was next in line. The statues were created during the heart of the depression and a New...
  • South Kingshighway Viaduct - St. Louis MO
    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 unsafe with a 20 ton weight limit. It is scheduled for replacement.
  • Southeast High School - Kansas City MO
    Kansas City's Southeast High School was constructed as part of a New Deal project during the Great Depression. The Public Works Administration (PWA) supplied a grant of $500,000 toward the construction of multiple school buildings, for which construction occurred between 1934 and 1938. Total construction cost for the multiple-school project was about $1.75 million. Southeast High School bears both a cornerstone and plaque dating it to 1937. PWA Docket No. 2409.
  • Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge - Mound City MO
    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 acres (30 km2) along the eastern edge of the Missouri River floodplain south of Mound City, Missouri in Holt County, Missouri. The refuge is bounded by the Loess Hills on the east with a trail going to the top built originally by the Civilian Conservation Corps."
  • St. James High School - St. James MO
    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 was Grand Master.
  • St. Joseph Fire Museum (former Station #5) - St. Joseph MO
    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 front façade. Note that the building's construction is sometimes mis-attributed to the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Roadtrippers.com: "The St. Joseph Fire Museum contains a collection of historical firefighting equipment, including fire trucks, used to protect the residents in St. Joseph since 1865. Much of the collection is restored to original condition. Located in the former St. Joseph Fire Station Number Five,...
  • St. Joseph Fire Station #7 (former) - St. Joseph MO
    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 N 10th Street. According to a 1988 article in the St. Joseph News-Press: "According to the brass plaque beside the double bay doors, Station 7 was built by the Federal Works Agency, Public Works Administration, in 1939."
  • State Highway H, Mystic to Sticklerville - Sullivan County MO
    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) conducted a rural road project on what is now known as State Highway H, from Mystic to Sticklerville in Sullivan County, Missouri Here, the project is assigned as Green City as the stretch of road lies within Green City's 63545 ZIP code.
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