• Franklin Hall (OPSU) Renovations - Goodwell OK
    The Franklin Hall dormitory building at OPSU was improved with W.P.A. funds and labor. "By the 1920’s, the dormitory housed only male students, usually forty of them, and was called The Boys’ Dormitory. In 1935, the state legislature and WPA funds allowed funds for some badly needed remodeling. One year later, remodeling provided additional bathroom facilities in the building." Sometimes known as "the white building," the building still stands at the eastern corner of Sewell St. and College Ave.
  • Muller Hall (OPSU) - Goodwell OK
    Two identical dorm buildings: Muller Hall and North Hall, were constructed at the same time as part of a federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) project. The P.W.A. supplied a $65,454 grant for the project, whose total cost was $145,454. Muller Hall was originally constructed as a women's dormitory, and it is located at the intersection of Eagle Blvd. and Aggie Ave. Specifically, it is at the southeast corner of this intersection, facing along Aggie Ave., kitty corner from North Hall (which fronts the north side of Eagle Blvd.) "Because Muller Hall had fallen into disrepair, Panhandle State College (PSC) closed the building in 1973. In the 1990’s, Oklahoma...
  • North Hall (OPSU) - Goodwell OK
    Two identical dorm buildings: Muller Hall and North Hall, were constructed at the same time as part of a federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) project. The P.W.A. supplied a $65,454 grant for the project, whose total cost was $145,454. North Hall was originally constructed as a men's dormitory, and it is located at the intersection of Eagle Blvd. and Aggie Ave. Specifically, it is at the northwest corner of this intersection, facing along Eagle Blvd., kitty corner from Muller Hall (which fronts the east side of Aggie Ave.) "These residence halls were completely built by hand; cement and bricks were off-loaded from trains and placed in wagons pulled by mules and...
  • Oklahoma Panhandle State University - Goodwell OK
    Several projects on what is now the Oklahoma Panhandle State University (OPSU) campus in Goodwell, OK were enabled by multiple New Deal agencies. Among the work undertaken were the construction of two new buildings by the P.W.A., and the renovation of other facilities by the W.P.A.
  • Old Hesper Hall (OPSU; demolished) Renovations - Goodwell OK
    The former, since-demolished Hesper Hall building at OPSU was improved with W.P.A. funds. "In 1935, the Oklahoma State Legislature allowed PAMC to purchase WPA bonds to defray the cost of renovating Hesper Hall to become the library and the museum and to build a new dormitory and to repair campus buildings." The building has long since been demolished.