• City Hall Improvements - New Rochelle NY
    The federal Work Projects Administration worked to improve New Rochelle's, New York's city hall during the 1930s. One project, which involved numerous municipal buildings in New Rochelle, was described by the WPA in its project rolls: "Work includes performing carpentry, masonry, and sheet metal work; excavating and constructing walls; painting, placing tile, and roofing." WPA Official Project No. 665-21-2-635.
  • Columbus Branch Library (former) Improvements - New Rochelle NY
    The federal Work Projects Administration worked to improve New Rochelle's, New York's former Columbus Branch Library (a.k.a. Feeney Park Library; opened 1931) during the 1930s. The exact location and present status of the building that housed the library, which was used as such until 1980, is presently unknown to Living New Deal. One WPA project, which involved numerous municipal buildings in New Rochelle including this one, was described by the WPA in its project rolls: "Work includes performing carpentry, masonry, and sheet metal work; excavating and constructing walls; painting, placing tile, and roofing." WPA Official Project No. 665-21-2-635.
  • Fire Department Station #2 Improvements - New Rochelle NY
    The federal Work Projects Administration worked to improve New Rochelle's, New York's Fire department Station #2 (Company #2 firehouse) during the 1930s. Station #2, which was built in 1926, is still in use today. One WPA project, which involved numerous municipal buildings in New Rochelle including this (in fact, including New Rochelle firehouses #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, and #6), was described by the WPA in its project rolls: "Work includes performing carpentry, masonry, and sheet metal work; excavating and constructing walls; painting, placing tile, and roofing." WPA Official Project No. 665-21-2-635.
  • Fire Department Station #3 Improvements - New Rochelle NY
    The federal Work Projects Administration worked to improve New Rochelle's, New York's Fire department Station #3 (Company #3 firehouse) during the 1930s. Station #3, which was built in 1902, is still in use today. One WPA project, which involved numerous municipal buildings in New Rochelle including this (in fact, including New Rochelle firehouses #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, and #6), was described by the WPA in its project rolls: "Work includes performing carpentry, masonry, and sheet metal work; excavating and constructing walls; painting, placing tile, and roofing." WPA Official Project No. 665-21-2-635.
  • Fire Department Station #4 Improvements - New Rochelle NY
    The federal Work Projects Administration worked to improve New Rochelle's, New York's Fire department Station #4 (Company #4 firehouse) during the 1930s. Station #4, which was built in 1911, is still in use today. One WPA project, which involved numerous municipal buildings in New Rochelle including this (in fact, including New Rochelle firehouses #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, and #6), was described by the WPA in its project rolls: "Work includes performing carpentry, masonry, and sheet metal work; excavating and constructing walls; painting, placing tile, and roofing." WPA Official Project No. 665-21-2-635.
  • Huguenot Children's Library Improvements - New Rochelle NY
    The federal Work Projects Administration worked to improve New Rochelle's, New York's former Huguenot Park Library (opened 1926) during the 1930s. The library, which was used as such until 1992. The building since reopened as a children's library. One WPA project, which involved numerous municipal buildings in New Rochelle including this one, was described by the WPA in its project rolls: "Work includes performing carpentry, masonry, and sheet metal work; excavating and constructing walls; painting, placing tile, and roofing." WPA Official Project No. 665-21-2-635.
  • Post Office - New Rochelle NY
    The historic post office building in downtown New Rochelle, New York "is a Moderne building built in 1937. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989 as the result of a Multiple Property Submission that included 148 post office buildings in the state of New York." (Wikipedia) The post office was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds and is still in use today.
  • Post Office Murals - New Rochelle NY
    The historic post office in New Rochelle, New York contains three Section murals painted by David Hutchison in 1940. They are entitled "The Huguenots Lay the Foundtions fo the City of New Rochelle," "John Pell Receives Partial Payment for 6,000 Acres," and "The Post Rider Brings News of the Battle of Lexington."
  • Public Library (former) Improvements - New Rochelle NY
    The federal Work Projects Administration worked to improve New Rochelle's, New York's former Main Library (funded by Andrew Carnegie, opened 1914, and extended during the 1920s) during the 1930s. The library, which was used as such until 1983, is located at the southwest corner of Main St. and Pintard Ave. The building still stands, though it is now privately owned. One WPA project, which involved numerous municipal buildings in New Rochelle including this one, was described by the WPA in its project rolls: "Work includes performing carpentry, masonry, and sheet metal work; excavating and constructing walls; painting, placing tile, and roofing." WPA...