• Auburn Schools Central Offices (former High School) - Auburn NE
    Auburn, Nebraska's central school offices was constructed as high school as part of a federal Public Works Administration (PWA) project. The PWA provided a grant of $59,413 for the project, whose total cost was $132,306. Construction occurred between Dec. 1937 and Dec. 1938. PWA Docket No. Neb. 1301
  • Legion Park Bandshell - Auburn NE
    The historic bandshell in Auburn, Nebraska's Legion Park was constructed as a Work Projects Administration (WPA) project starting in 1940. About 30' x 40' in size, the shell features a dark stone foundation and brick designed to mesh with other WPA-built improvements in the park. "The back of the stage is a scientifically designed concave surface, which will be covered in a material adapted for the best acoustics." The basement of the bandshell featured dressing rooms and a 22' x 23' recreation room. The estimated cost of the project was $6,500.
  • Legion Park Development - Auburn NE
    Auburn, Nebraska's Legion Park was dramatically improved as a result of Work Projects Administration (WPA) efforts. In addition to the park's bandshell, "uring the late 1930’s, the City received WPA funding to build the ... playground, picnic shelter, and the arched entrance."
  • Post Office - Auburn NE
    The post office in Auburn was constructed with funds provided by the Treasury Department in 1936. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service.
  • Post Office Mural - Auburn NE
    The historic New Deal post office in Auburn, Nebraska contains a Treasury Section of Fine Arts mural entitled “Threshing” painted by Ethel Magafan in 1938. She also painted a mural for the Wynne, Arkansas and Madill, OK post offices. "Ethel Magafan, the artist who created this mural, studied at Colorado Springs Fine Art Center at the same time as Nebraska muralist Edward Chavez. Her sister Jenne also painted a Nebraska mural for the town of Albion. Ethel was in her early twenties when she painted this mural. Of the program's 850 commissions for murals, only approximately one-sixth were awarded to women...