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Ben Franklin School (former) – Shawnee OK

The Federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed the former Ben Franklin School in Shawnee, Oklahoma during the late 1930s. The Living New Deal suspects that, like Washington School, another New Deal construction Project in Shawnee, the New Deal building replaced… read more

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

Fairview Cemetery Wall – Shawnee OK

In 1936, the Federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) built a wall on the west side of the Fairview Cemetery. The wall, which is approximately 1320 feet long, runs north to south along the east side of N. Harrison Avenue. The… read more

Project type:
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Horace Mann Elementary School Additions – Shawnee OK

In 1940 the Federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) helped finance the expansion of Horace Mann Elementary School. The WPA-additions included a classroom and an auditorium. A report that ran in The Oklahoman on October 13, 1940 notes that in the… read more

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

Jefferson Elementary School Additions – Shawnee OK

In 1934 additions to Jefferson Elementary in Shawnee, Oklahoma were built with the support of the Federal Public Works Administration (PWA). The building’s cornerstone that is located to the left of the entrance says that this construction project was the first Federal Public… read more

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

Jim Thorpe Stadium Complex – Shawnee OK

Between 1936 and 1939 the Federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) built the Jim Thorpe Stadium Complex at Shawnee High School in Shawnee, Oklahoma. In 2010 Shawnee voters approved a $3 million bond issue in order to renovate part of the complex…. read more

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Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Municipal Auditorium – Shawnee OK

“This large brick auditorium with a seating capacity of 3000 was built with a WPA grant of $61,363 and the proceeds of a $75,000 municipal bond issue. It was constructed in 1936 and has been the meeting place for Shawnee… read more

Project type: Auditoriums and Arenas, Civic Facilities
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Shawnee Adult Learning Center Additions – Shawnee OK

The Shawnee Adult Learning Center is part of Shawnee’s public school system, and was formerly Woodrow Wilson School. In 1940 the Federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) added two-story brick additions to the north end of the Woodrow Wilson School which had… read more

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

Shawnee Fire Station (former) – Shawnee OK

In 1938 and 1939 the Federal Works Progress Administration built the Shawnee Fire Station at 1950 N. Park Avenue. According the Waymarking webpage for the former fire station, the building, which is evidently occupied, is now half-obscured among residential homes… read more

Project type:
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Washington School (former) – Shawnee OK

A plaque on the corner of the vacant Washington school in Shawnee, Oklahoma says that the building was a project of the Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works, which was the New Deal program that became known as the Public… read more

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

Woodland Park Improvements – Shawnee OK

In the mid-1930s the Federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) provided support for the construction of a 495 ft. long rock wall, several rock picnic benches, two full-sized tennis courts, and a large bathhouse with pool in Woodland Park. The Waymarking webpage for… read more

Project type: Parks and Recreation, Bathhouses, Picnic and Other Facilities, Swimming Pools, Tennis Courts
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

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