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… read more
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… read more
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… read more
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… read more
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… read more
Check out our latest map and guide to the work of the New Deal in Washington, D.C. It includes 500 New Deal sites in the District alone, highlighting 34 notable sites, and includes an inset map of the area around the National Mall which can be used for self-guided walking tours.
Take a look at our previous guides, equally comprehensive, covering key New Deal sites in San Francisco and New York City.
