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Agua Fria School – Santa Fe 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 Santa Fe, including Agua… read more

Project type: Education and Health, Schools
Agency:

Carlos Gilbert Elementary School – Santa Fe 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 Santa Fe. Agua Fria,… read more

Project type: Education and Health, Schools
Agency:

Don Gaspar Avenue Bridge – Santa Fe NM

Dedicated on June 23 1934, the Don Gaspar Bridge opened a new crossing to the emerging Capitol Complex south of the Santa Fe River. Designed in the Pueblo Revival manner, the bridge is important for consciously applying the so-called “Santa… read more

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Roads, bridges, and tunnels
Agency: National Recovery Administration (NRA)

Fray Angelico Chavez History Library Mural – Santa Fe NM

"The Library Reaches the People"

Olive Rush painted this fresco, entitled “The Library Reaches the People,” in 1934, with funding from the WPA Federal Art Project. Its current location was originally Santa Fe’s public library, and is now part of the Palace of the Governors.

Project type: Art Works, Murals
Agency: Federal Arts Project (FAP), Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Georgia Redfield Archive, WPA New Mexico Collection, Fray Angélico Chávez History Library – Santa Fe NM

In 1936, the Federal Writers’ Project (FWP) hired Roswell, New Mexico resident Georgia B. Redfield, an unemployed writer of local history, to collect stories and facts on her community. Like thousands of writers, editors, researchers and clerical workers on relief… read more

Project type: Art Works
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Hyde State Memorial Park – Santa Fe NM

From Elmo Richardson, Natural Resources Journal, April 1966: The construction of Hyde State Park [Hyde Memorial State Park] afforded the first, as well as the best, example of the role of the CCC in state recreation programs. Activities and problems… read more

Project type: Amphitheaters, Lodges, Ranger Stations and Visitor Centers, Parks and Recreation, Paths and Trails, Picnic and Other Facilities, Shelters
Agency: Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

National Park Service Building – Santa Fe NM

“No state benefited more from these government-funded programs than New Mexico whose Democratic governor, Clyde Tingley, was a political supporter and friend of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt… …New Deal projects in Santa Fe include the National Park Service building on… read more

Project type: Auxiliary Civic Facilities, Civic Facilities
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

New Mexico Museum of Art: Patio Murals – Santa Fe NM

Four fresco panels entitled “The Voice of the Earth”, “The Voice of the Sky”, “The Voice of the Sipophe”, and “The Voice of the Water” were painted by artist Will Shuster in the patio of the New Mexico Museum of… read more

Project type: Art Works, Murals
Agency: Public Works of Art Project (PWAP)

New Mexico Public Welfare Building – Santa Fe NM

“Completed in 1935, after a design by John Gaw Meem, the New Mexico Public Welfare Building was financed with Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) funds to serve as headquarters for FERA and other relief agencies working in New Mexico during… read more

Project type: Auxiliary Civic Facilities, Civic Facilities
Agency: Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA)

New Mexico School for the Deaf – Santa Fe NM

New Mexico School for the Deaf, Health Center

Constructed in 1935, after a design by Santa Fe architect Gordon F. Street, the Old Laundry and Health Center buildings were part of a campus expansion during the New Deal financed by the Federal Emergency Relief Administration and the Public… read more

Project type: Education and Health, Schools
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA), Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA)

New Mexico State Capitol Mural – Santa Fe NM

"Polo Ponies"

Title: “Polo Ponies” “[A]s part of the Works Project Administration, [Randall Davey] created a polo mural that currently hangs in the Santa Fe State Capitol passageway between the Capitol and its Annex. It is on a long term loan from… read more

Project type: Art Works, Murals
Agency: Public Works of Art Project (PWAP)

New Mexico State Police District 1 Campus (former) – Santa Fe NM

Located on the campus of the New Mexico Department of Transportation is the former New Mexico State Police District 1 office. Constructed as three separate WPA projects between 1935 and 1940, the former State Police campus consists of an administrative… read more

Project type: Civic Facilities, Military and Public Safety, Police Stations
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

New Mexico Supreme Court Building – Santa Fe NM

Santa Fe, New Mexico Supreme Court Building

"The Supreme Court Building was built to relieve the congestion that existed in the State capitol where the supreme court had always been housed. The new building is occupied by the supreme court with its accessory offices, the attorney general,… read more

Project type: Auxiliary Civic Facilities, Civic Facilities
Agency: Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works

Old Santa Fe Trail Building – Santa Fe NM

“Built from 1937 to 1939 and designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1987, the Old Santa Fe Trail building on Museum Hill is the work of the young men who served in the Civilian Conservation Corps in New Mexico… read more

Project type: Education and Health, Museums
Agency: Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

Santa Fe County Courthouse (former) – Santa Fe NM

The historic former county courthouse in Santa Fe, New Mexico was constructed with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The building, which was completed in 1939, “served until the 1970’s when the judicial building was constructed just… read more

Project type: Auxiliary Civic Facilities, Civic Facilities, Courthouses (State & Local)
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA)

Santa Fe National Cemetery Development – Santa Fe NM

The Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) conducted numerous improvement and development projects at Santa Fe National Cemetery. “Improve cemetery” Official Project Number: 165‐2‐85‐143 Total project cost: $14,833.00 Sponsor: Commanding General, 8th Corps Area, U.S. Army “Develop landing area at airport” Official Project… read more

Project type: Civic Facilities, Cemeteries
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Santa Fe River Park – Santa Fe NM

“Seventy-five years ago, Democrats controlling the White House and in Congress launched a series of public-works programs unprecedented in U.S. history. … No state benefited more from these government-funded programs than New Mexico whose Democratic governor, Clyde Tingley, was a… read more

Project type: Parks and Recreation
Agency: Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

Santiago E. Campos U.S. Courthouse Murals – Santa Fe NM

"Espirito Santo Grant, Old Cuba Road"

“In addition to the public-works projects, Santa Fe also had more than its share of New Deal-financed art and craft projects designed to train young men and women in traditional skills while producing works of art for public buildings. Perhaps… read more

Project type: Art Works, Murals
Agency: Public Works of Art Project (PWAP), Treasury Relief Art Project (TRAP)

Wood Gormley Elementary School – Santa Fe 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 Santa Fe. Agua Fria,… read more

Project type: Education and Health, Schools
Agency: Unknown

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