Airport – Raton NM
The Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) aided in the construction of Raton Municipal Airport. Official Project Number: 265‐1‐85‐63 Project cost: $265,565.00 Sponsor: City of Raton
Armory (former) – Raton NM
The National Guard Armory in Raton, New Mexico, now the Raton Convention and Recreation Center, was built by the WPA. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Project description: “Construct Armory and improve grounds” Official Project… read more
Arthur Johnson Memorial Library: Artwork – Raton NM
“Located in the historic downtown area of Raton, New Mexico, Arthur Johnson Memorial Library building was originally built” as the community’s post office in 1917, well prior to the advent of the New Deal. “Remodeling in the late 1990’s opened… read more
Colfax County Courthouse – Raton NM
The historic Colfax County Courthouse was constructed with the assistance of the federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.). The P.W.A. provided a $110,455 grant for the project, whose total cost was $272,377. Construction occurred between 1936 and 1937. Santa Fe Trail:… read more
Columbian School – Raton NM
The Atlas of Historic New Mexico Maps, produced with assistance from the New Mexico Humanities Council and the New Mexico Chapter of the National New Deal Preservation Association, lists a number of New Deal schools in Raton Kearny Elementary, Longfellow… read more
El Portal Hotel Murals (destroyed) – Raton NM
“This private old hotel has a variety of art work in lobby areas including large murals created by Manville Chapman in 1939 and 6 others done later by his student, Willie Warder, another WPA Project artist. The hotel housed the… read more
Kearny School – Raton NM
The Atlas of Historic New Mexico Maps, produced with assistance from the New Mexico Humanities Council and the New Mexico Chapter of the National New Deal Preservation Association, lists a number of New Deal schools in Raton Kearny Elementary, Longfellow… read more
Longfellow School – Raton NM
The Atlas of Historic New Mexico Maps, produced with assistance from the New Mexico Humanities Council and the New Mexico Chapter of the National New Deal Preservation Association, lists a number of New Deal schools in Raton Kearny Elementary, Longfellow… read more
Miners’ Hospital Improvements – Raton NM
Regarding New Deal work at this site, Flynn writes: “Structures at this facility include a greenhouse, annex, and landscaping. The landscaping includes a rock wall and long trench on a hill side behind the building.”
Miners’ Hospital: Schleeter Painting – Raton NM
“Howard Schleeter’s oil and tempera of “Red Foothills,” 3’1/2″ x 4’1/2″, is in the same building which is now a long term care facility. The date, March 1940, is written on the back as the date it was created.”
Post Office Mural: “First Mail Crossing Raton Pass” – Raton NM
Two murals were commissioned by the Treasury Relief Art Project (TRAP) for the former post office in Raton, New Mexico—now the library. The works: “First Mail Crossing Raton Pass,” and “Unloading the Mail at Raton,” were completed by Joseph Flecks in 1936…. read more
Post Office Mural: “Unloading the Mail at Raton” – Raton NM
Two murals were commissioned by the Treasury Relief Art Project (TRAP) for the former post office in Raton, New Mexico—now the library. The works: “First Mail Crossing Raton Pass,” and “Unloading the Mail at Raton,” were completed by Joseph Flecks in 1936…. read more
Raton Junior-Senior High School – Raton NM
The Atlas of Historic New Mexico Maps, produced with assistance from the New Mexico Humanities Council and the New Mexico Chapter of the National New Deal Preservation Association, lists a number of New Deal schools in Raton Kearny Elementary, Longfellow… read more
Raton Museum – Raton NM
The Raton Museum houses a substantial collection of W.P.A.-sponsored artwork by way of the Federal Art Project (F.A.P.), in addition to a mural that had been created for the former post office in Raton. Photos of the F.A.P. works are not permitted.
Shuler Theater Murals – Raton NM
“The Shuler lobby is the permanent home to eight WPA murals dating to 1933-34[*] by artist Manville Chapman. The murals show scenes depicting the history of Raton and the surrounding area from early settlements in the 1840s through the era… read more