• City Hall: East Wing - Columbus OH
    "City Hall, located at 90 West Broad Street, occupied (with its park) an entire block in the civic center. The five-story structure of Indiana limestone, in Greco-Roman style, was designed by the Allied Architects Association of Columbus and cost $1,700,000. Three of the four sections of the building were completed in 1928; the fourth was dedicated in 1936." (oclc.org) The federal Public Works Administration (PWA) provided a $186,800 loan and $145,217 grant toward the East Wing's completion. That wing faces North Front St. The building's northeast cornerstone cites the PWA project number and identifies the project's architect as Allied Architects Association of Columbus Limited. The...
  • Grandview Heights Public Library - Columbus OH
    Opening its doors in 1924, the Grandview Heights Public Library moved to four different sites until arriving at its present location in 1936 where it was "built with WPA funds on land donated by George Cambridge Urlin, one of the founding fathers of Grandview Heights."  (ghpl.org)
  • Ohio State University Golf Course - Columbus OH
    Links Magazine reports that the par-71 Ohio State University Golf Course was built "during the Depression with a grant from the WPA ... his strategic gem was restored in 2006 by Buckeye legend Jack Nicklaus, who returned the course to Alister MacKenzie's original vision." The course opened in 1938. Nicklaus.com: "Alister MacKenzie, the architect of Cypress Point and Augusta National, designed Ohio State’s Scarlet course in 1931 but died in 1934, before ground was broken. Thankfully, Perry Maxwell oversaw the construction, which was completed in 1938. Scarlet has been home to Ohio State players like Jack Nicklaus, Tom Weiskopf and John Cook,...
  • Ohio Statehouse Improvements - Columbus OH
    In 1937, the WPA: Converted abandoned basement area into offices. Cleaned and repainted rotunda. Landscaped surrounding grounds. Planted trees and bushes.
  • Sewers - Columbus OH
    A massive sewer construction project was undertaken in Columbus, Ohio with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $710,000 loan and $390,000 grant toward the eventual $1,879,813 total cost of the project. Work occurred between June 1934 and June 1938. (PWA Docket No. OH 1961)
  • Wastewater Treatment Plant - Columbus OH
    Columbus, Ohio received a new wastewater treatment facility on Jackson Pike during the Great Depression. The facility was constructed as a federal Public Works Administration (PWA) project. The PWA supplied a $460,000 loan and $1,083,756 grant toward the eventual $4,029,946 total cost of the project. Work occurred between July 1934 and June 1938. "The plant consisted of influent head works with screens and pumping, four grit chambers with dedicated/integrated primary tanks, eight aerators, and eight final clarifiers. Solids handling consisted of eight anaerobic digesters, sludge drying vacuum filters and one multiple-hearth sludge incinerator. Treatment capacity was rated at 50 MGD." (Columbus.gov) (PWA...