• Alma D'arte Charter High School - Las Cruces NM
    1883 - 1937 : Dona Ana County Court House 1941 - 1984 : Las Cruces Junior High School or Court Jr. High School 1993 - present : Mesilla Valley Youth Foundation Court Youth Center 2004 - present : Alma d'arte Charter High School 1883 - 1937 : The Dona Ana County Court House on Court Avenue served as the site of all legal matters in the County, including hangings. The building was razed in 1937 when the County received Works Progress Administration funds to build a new court house and a new junior high school.
  • Branigan City Library Art - Las Cruces NM
    "It is possible to view 'Navajo Blankets Portfolio' by Louie Ewing and a small watercolor by Ramos Sanchez, San Ildefonso Pueblo. On request one can also study the 'Portfolio of Spanish Colonial Design' created by E. Boyd and others." -Treasures on New Mexico Trails
  • Court Junior High School - Las Cruces NM
    "President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal programs put people to work. Young men in the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) built flood control projects at Elephant Butte Dam. Works Progress Administration (WPA) workers built three schools in Las Cruces, including Court Junior High. They also built numerous tourist and recreation facilities in the area. Picacho Avenue earned the nickname 'Little Oklahoma' when it became a thoroughfare for refugees bound for California. Stranded and destitute, travelers sold their belongings for gas money. This roadside trade was the precursor of Picacho Avenue's antique and second-hand stores." -Las Cruces: Crossroads of History
  • Dona Ana County Courthouse - Las Cruces NM
    "The WPA partially funded the construction of the Old Dona Ana County Courthouse (251 West Amador) a three story white adobe with exposed vigas and wooden balconies." -New Mexico the Off Road
  • New Mexico State University: Biology Annex - Las Cruces NM
    "During the 1930s, construction on campus included Dove Hall in 1936, a wing added to Goddard Hall in 1937, and Williams Hall. This work was supported in part by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) a federal New Deal program. This financial support lasted into the early 1940s with the construction of Rhodes and Garrett Halls, Milton Hall, a building for the Dairy Department (now encompassed by Neale Hall), the Regulatory Building (later incorporated into Science Hall), and the Biology Annex. WPA funds were also used to install sidewalks around The Horseshoe and to paint the murals in both Young and...
  • New Mexico State University: Biology Building Fresco - Las Cruces NM
    “Cotton Industry and Farming” Medium: fresco “In 1934 Olive Rush, under WPA/FAP, decorated the dome-shaped entrance to the biology building with a fresco. Themes are the history of the development of plant and animal life from earliest beginnings on through to more complicated life forms, with special attention given to local flora and fauna. The cotton industry and farming, which flourished at the time, are also represented. One can hope that public interest will see that professional conservation restores the fresco to its original state. Latest decisions about restoring this fresco can be obtained at the President’s Office on campus.” -Treasures on New Mexico...
  • New Mexico State University: Biology Building Mural - Las Cruces NM
    "Natural History of Plant and Animal Life" Medium: fresco
  • New Mexico State University: Branson Library Art - Las Cruces NM
    "Tom Lea, currently a resident of El Paso, created two fifteen-foot panels which are housed in this gallery on campus. They depict scenes from New Mexico's colorful history from 1599 to 1870. 'Conquistadors' presents the Spanish conquest and late historical developments in the area while 'La Mesilla' deals with the two main industries at the time: agriculture and ranching. Also included are scenes from events in the Mexican War, Apache raids and the acquisition of La Mesilla as a part of the United States via the Gadsen Purchase. Lea Researched his material in Santa Fe using documents from the...
  • New Mexico State University: Dairy Department - Las Cruces NM
    "During the 1930s, construction on campus included Dove Hall in 1936, a wing added to Goddard Hall in 1937, and Williams Hall. This work was supported in part by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) a federal New Deal program. This financial support lasted into the early 1940s with the construction of Rhodes and Garrett Halls, Milton Hall, a building for the Dairy Department (now encompassed by Neale Hall), the Regulatory Building (later incorporated into Science Hall), and the Biology Annex. WPA funds were also used to install sidewalks around The Horseshoe and to paint the murals in both Young and...
  • New Mexico State University: Dove Hall - Las Cruces NM
    "During the 1930s, construction on campus included Dove Hall in 1936, a wing added to Goddard Hall in 1937, and Williams Hall. This work was supported in part by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) a federal New Deal program. This financial support lasted into the early 1940s with the construction of Rhodes and Garrett Halls, Milton Hall, a building for the Dairy Department (now encompassed by Neale Hall), the Regulatory Building (later incorporated into Science Hall), and the Biology Annex. WPA funds were also used to install sidewalks around The Horseshoe and to paint the murals in both Young...
  • New Mexico State University: Goddard Hall - Las Cruces NM
    "The engineering building with its distinctive bell tower and Spanish Renaissance style was completed in 1913. An annex was added under the auspices of the WPA in 1936-37. The annex was designed and supervised by college faculty and built with student labor. The building was dedicated in 1934 to the late dean of engineering, Ralph Willis Goddard. Born in Waltham, Mass., in 1887, Goddard was hired by the college as an electrical engineering professor in 1914 and became dean of engineering in 1920. He was a pioneer in radio engineering and his experiments received national attention. He also trained enlisted men...
  • New Mexico State University: Kent Hall - Las Cruces NM
    "Kent Hall (University Ave. and Solano Dr.), on the campus of New Mexico State University, was constructed by the WPA and now houses the school's museum." -New Mexico Off the Road
  • New Mexico State University: Milton Hall - Las Cruces NM
    "During the 1930s, construction on campus included Dove Hall in 1936, a wing added to Goddard Hall in 1937, and Williams Hall. This work was supported in part by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) a federal New Deal program. This financial support lasted into the early 1940s with the construction of Rhodes and Garrett Halls, Milton Hall, a building for the Dairy Department (now encompassed by Neale Hall), the Regulatory Building (later incorporated into Science Hall), and the Biology Annex. WPA funds were also used to install sidewalks around The Horseshoe and to paint the murals in both Young...
  • New Mexico State University: Regulatory Building - Las Cruces NM
    "During the 1930s, construction on campus included Dove Hall in 1936, a wing added to Goddard Hall in 1937, and Williams Hall. This work was supported in part by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) a federal New Deal program. This financial support lasted into the early 1940s with the construction of Rhodes and Garrett Halls, Milton Hall, a building for the Dairy Department (now encompassed by Neale Hall), the Regulatory Building (later incorporated into Science Hall), and the Biology Annex. WPA funds were also used to install sidewalks around The Horseshoe and to paint the murals in both Young and...
  • New Mexico State University: Rhodes-Garrett-Hamiel Residence Center - Las Cruces NM
    "Kent Hall (University Ave. and Solano Dr.), on the campus of New Mexico State University, was constructed by the WPA and now houses the schools museum. Additionally, the Rhodes-Garrett-Hamiel Dorm, built in 1941, used WPA funds." -New Mexico Off the Road