Downtown Grand Forks, North Dakota’s historic Central High School building received an auditorium constructed with the assistance of the federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) during the 1930s. The building has since been expanded with further additions. Federal Writers’ Project: “CENTRAL… read more
“Grand Forks County Fairgrounds WPA Structures is a collection of five structures within the Grand Forks County Fairgrounds in Grand Forks, North Dakota, that were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[2] The structures are the fairgrounds… read more
“WPA Stone Structures in Memorial Park and Calvary Cemetery, in Grand Forks, North Dakota, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010. It includes work by Ray F. Wyrick, “‘a noted cemetery landscape engineer’ from Des Moines,… read more
Numerous street improvement and paving projects in Grand Forks, North Dakota were undertaken during the Great Depression with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. (PWA Docket Nos. ND 3193, 5743, W1163, W1164, W1166, W1167, W1169)
A large waterworks improvement project in Grand Forks, North Dakota was undertaken during the Great Depression with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $123,525 grant for the project, whose total cost was $271,947. Work… read more