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Garfield School (former) – Socorro NM

A plaque installed on the school building notes that the structure was built by the Works Progress Administration. The school name was later changed to Edward E. Torres School. It was closed in 2015 and is now used by Head Start. Note:… read more

Project type: Schools, Education and Health
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

New Mexico School of Mines – Socorro NM

New Mexico Tech Historical Marker 

New Mexico School of Mines is now known as New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. “Like many institutions of higher learning in New Mexico, the New Mexico School of Mines, as NMIMT was known then, took advantage of the… read more

Project type: Colleges and Universities, Education and Health
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA), Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), Works Progress Administration (WPA)

New Mexico School of Mines: “Maiden of the Desert” Sculpture – Socorro NM

"Maiden of the Desert"

Created for the Sandia Prep School in Albuquerque. It has moved back and forth between NMTU and Sandia a couple of times, but now seems permanently situated here. This may not in fact have been a government-funded piece. Medium: sandstone… read more

Project type: Art Works, Sculptures
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New Mexico School of Mines: Assay Laboratory – Socorro NM

The Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works funded the construction of the Assay Laboratory in Socorro NM in 1939. New Mexico School of Mines is now known as New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology.

Project type: Colleges and Universities, Education and Health
Agency: Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works

New Mexico School of Mines: Brown Hall – Socorro NM

The Public Works Administration (PWA) funded the remodeling of Brown Hall at the New Mexico School of Mines in Socorro NM. “Like many institutions of higher learning in New Mexico, the New Mexico School of Mines, as NMIMT was known… read more

Project type: Colleges and Universities, Education and Health
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA)

New Mexico School of Mines: Fitch Hall – Socorro NM

New Mexico Tech: James G. Fitch Hall, Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works project, 1937.

Fitch Hall was built as a part of the federal governments Public Works Administration (PWA), a program which created jobs during the Great Depression. Finished in 1937, it was named for James G. Fitch, who served three terms on the… read more

Project type: Colleges and Universities, Education and Health
Agency: Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works

New Mexico School of Mines: Presidents’ Hall – Socorro NM

“Presidents Hall, another PWA project, was named in honor of the past presidents of the New Mexico School of Mines. It was completed in 1939. -New Mexico Tech New Mexico School of Mines is now known as New Mexico Institute… read more

Project type: Colleges and Universities, Education and Health
Agency: Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works

New Mexico School of Mines: Weir Hall – Socorro NM

New Mexico Tech Weir Hall, constructed by the Works Progress Administration in 1939

“Weir Hall was another federal project, built under the Works Project Administration (WPA) in 1939. It was named for John Weir, a longtime professor of mining at the School of Mines, who worked here from the mid-1920s until his death… read more

Project type: Colleges and Universities, Education and Health
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Sidewalks – Socorro NM

The Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) constructed sidewalks around Socorro, New Mexico.

Project type: Sidewalks and Stairs, Infrastructure and Utilities
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Socorro County Courthouse – Socorro NM

Socorro County Courthouse

“Socorro County (New Mexico) Court House, located at 200 Church Street (at the foot of Court Street) in Socorro, New Mexico. According to a plaque inside the entrance, the Court House is a Works Progress Administration building erected in 1940.”… read more

Project type: Civic Facilities, Courthouses (State & Local)
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

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