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City Hall – Melrose NM

Constructed by the WPA in 1938-39, the Melrose City Hall is made of locally quarried sandstone. The ashlar stone is laid in regular courses with triangular and random pieces inserted into the pattern to add interest. The corners of the… read more

Project type: City and Town Halls, Civic Facilities
New Deal Agencies: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

New Deal Art Center / Collection – Melrose NM

Melrose was home to one of four New Deal Art Centers in New Mexico, where “art classes and traveling exhibitions were held.” The site of these events is no longer extant. However, some of the facilities at the school campus… read more

Project type: Art, Art Centers
New Deal Agencies: Federal Art Project (FAP), Works Progress Administration (WPA)

School – Melrose NM

The historic school building in Melrose, New Mexico—part of an educational campus which continues to house the community’s schools and district administrative offices—was constructed by the Work Projects Administration (W.P.A.) in 1942. A dedication plaque can be found at the west-of-building-center high… read more

Project type: Education and Health, Schools
New Deal Agencies: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

School Campus Perimeter Wall – Melrose NM

The historic school building in Melrose, New Mexico was constructed by the Work Projects Administration (W.P.A.) in 1942. Furthermore, the W.P.A. constructed a masonry wall along most of the perimeter of the school campus. A W.P.A. stamp can be found in the… read more

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities
New Deal Agencies: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

W.P.A. Wall – Melrose NM

A perimeter wall around the formerly municipal property along the east side of Main Street, between Wisconsin Ave. and E. Center Ave., was constructed by the W.P.A. Remarkable, giant stone lettering identifying the W.P.A. as the builders adorns one segment the wall,… read more

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities
New Deal Agencies: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

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