The Works Progress Administration (WPA) built the Decatur High School and Gymnasium/Auditorium between 1938 and 1940. Three WPA plaques were found on this complex of buildings. One plaque found on entrance near the flag pole where it now says Decatur… read more
This New Deal post office was constructed in 1937 with Treasury Department funds. It presently houses the Decatur Visitors Center.
This former post office still contains a Section of Fine Arts mural “Texas Plains” by Ray Strong. The mural was painted in 1939.
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.
