• Austin Hall (former; TWU) - Denton TX
    Texas Woman University's original Austin Hall was constructed with federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds. "Named after Texas hero Stephen F. Austin, the hall was constructed in 1936-37 on the site of the original "dorm row."" The building is since demolished; a building in the newer Lowry Woods Apartments complex on campus has also been given the name Austin Hall.
  • Brackenridge Hall (demolished) Addition (TWU) - Denton TX
    Brackenridge Hall was completed in 1916. A fourth floor was constructed during the 1930s with federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds. The building, since demolished, has since been replaced by the Brackenridge Student Union.
  • Chilton Hall (UNT) - Denton TX
    The University of North Texas's Chilton Hall was constructed with federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds. The P.W.A. provided roughly $209,000 for the construction of it and Terrill Hall. "Chilton Hall was the first dormitory to be built to house men. It was opened in 1938. Located on the west side of Avenue C, the structure originally faced the tennis courts that were located behind the Orchestra Hall (now the location of the Music Building). During World War II, the dormitory housed the Army Air Corps soldiers who were sent to a glider training center in Denton. This structure was renovated...
  • Demonstration School (TWU; demolished) - Denton TX
    The original Texas Woman's University "Demonstration School served the teaching students of the University's College of Education as a means of gaining practical experience. The original building was erected at the southeast corner of Bell Avenue and Texas Street in 1941. In 1959 a new Demonstration School building was built north of the TWU golf course. The original building became home to the Department of Occupation Therapy." Since demolished, the building was constructed with the assistance of $30,000 of Work Projects Administration (W.P.A.) funds / labor.
  • Gymnasium (TWU; demolished) - Denton TX
    The former Texas Woman's University gymnasium was constructed with the assistance of Work Projects Administration (W.P.A.) funds and labor. Located at the northwest former of N. Bell Ave. and Administration Dr., the W.P.A. contributed $40,000 toward the project.
  • Home Management House (UNT; demolished) - Denton TX
    The North Texas State College's Home Management House was constructed with federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds. The P.W.A. provided $11,250 for the construction of the building, which was located at the northeast corner of what are now S. Welch St. and W. Chestnut St. The building has since been demolished. "Home Management House was a two story, brick veneer duplex that faced west on Avenue A with West Chestnut Street on the south. The building was erected in 1938 and 1939 with PWA funding for about 45% of the cost of construction. The house served as the living quarters Home...
  • Hospital (demolished) Addition (UNT) - Denton TX
    A since-demolished hospital at what was then North Texas State College received an addition constructed with federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds. The P.W.A. provided $11,000 for the project, which was dedicated on April 27, 1937. The location was the northwest corner of what are now Union Cir. with S. Welch St. .
  • Houston Hall (former; TWU) - Denton TX
    Texas Woman University's original Houston Hall was constructed with federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds ca. 1936-7. The building is since demolished; a building in the newer Lowry Woods Apartments complex on campus has also been given the name Houston Hall.
  • Hygeia Hall (former; TWU) - Denton TX
    Originally constructed as Hygeia Hall in 1936, what is now the Institutional Development building at T.W.U. was constructed with federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds. The cost of construction was approximately $40,000. Hygeia Hall served as the "student health center and the infirmary. Students were generally admitted when their illness was deemed contagious enough that quarantine was needed."
  • Little Chapel in the Woods (TWU) - Denton TX
    Pictured here is a postcard of the Little Chapel in the Woods on the Campus of Texas Woman's University in Denton, TX. It was built by the NYA and designed by O'Neil Ford and Arch Swank (O'Neil Ford is a big name in Texas architecture). Students at the college designed many of the interior features. Mrs. Roosevelt attended its dedication on November 1, 1939. The chapel's website summarizes its construction: "The students and faculty of Texas Woman's University actively participated in both raising the funds for and designing all the artwork in the Chapel. Throughout 1938 and 1939, more than 300 TWU...
  • Marquis Hall (UNT) - Denton TX
    The University of North Texas's Marquis Hall was constructed with federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds. "As North Texas grew boarding houses were no longer adequate to accommodate the student population. Parents often requested a dormitory for women so they would not need to place their daughters in private homes. The first dormitory, Marquis Hall, was built with PWA funds in 1936. It was built to house 100 women and was located between Mulberry and Sycamore streets, near Avenue B. Plans for the dorm were started the year Dr. W. J. McConnell became president.  Unfortunately, President Marquis died soon after the...
  • Music Hall (TWU) - Denton TX
    Originally known as the Music and Speech Building, TWU's Music Hall was constructed with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds. " called the Household Arts Building and the second major instructional facility on campus ... it currently houses the School of Arts as well as the music and drama departments." (www.twu.edu) "Among several new units constructed by the College of Industrial Arts is the music hall which is an addition to the front of the existing auditorium. The structure is 3 stories in height and contains 10 standard classrooms, 22 small classrooms, 19 practice rooms, and a small auditorium...
  • Orchestra Hall (UNT; demolished) - Denton TX
    The North Texas State College's Orchestra Hall was constructed with federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds. The building (also known as Music Hall), which was located at Chestnut St. and Ave. C, has since been demolished and replaced. The P.W.A. contributed $40,000 toward the project, which was dedicated on April 27, 1937. "PWA funds made it possible for UNT to provided better academic and residential facilities. In 1936 a new band and orchestra hall was constructed using a PWA grant and a bond issue from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. This was the first use of a dormitory funding opportunity to finance...
  • Outdoor Swimming Pool (former; TWU) - Denton TX
    Located behind the Dance-Gymnastics Laboratory Building, the outdoor swimming pool (and accompanying brick entrance building) was constructed between 1928 and 1940 by the W.P.A. The W.P.A. contributed $25,000 toward the project. While the building is still extant, the pool itself was filled in ca. 2014.
  • Power Plant Tunnels (UNT) - Denton TX
    "Funding from the WPA was also granted to North Texas State Teacher’s College. Some of the smaller projects included the construction of tunnels that connected the power plant on the college campus to the larger buildings such as the library, the Education Building, and the Science Building." The power plant was located just east of what is now Curry Hall. The status of the tunnels is unknown to Living New Deal.
  • Science Building (TWU) - Denton TX
    Originally Texas Woman University's Science Building, the structure that is now part of the Ann Stuart Science Complex was constructed with federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds in 1936.
  • Sewers (UNT) - Denton TX
    "The WPA also funded the laying of sewer lines in various areas" on the North Texas State College campus.
  • Stoddard Hall (TWU) - Denton TX
    Stoddard Hall was constructed with federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds. "The first Stoddard Hall was the original state dormitory at TWU and was completed in 1908. The current building was completed in 1936 and now is home to the College of Professional Education."
  • Sycamore Hall (UNT) - Denton TX
    The University of North Texas's Marquis Hall was constructed with federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds. "1936 was also the date when construction started on a new library building. The first library, now known as Curry Hall, had been opened in 1912. The new structure, currently known as Sycamore Hall, was located on Avenue B and opened in 1937. Government funds made it possible for construction to take place and in 1938 a grant from the Carnegie Corporation helped North Texas to purchase books." The building which was dedicated on April 27, 1937.
  • Terrill Hall (UNT) - Denton TX
    The University of North Texas's Chilton Hall was constructed with federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds. The P.W.A. provided roughly $209,000 for the construction of it and Chilton Hall. "UNT received PWA grants for two more dorms, one for men and one for women in 1938. The women’s dorm was named Terrill Hall, after the third president, and last president of the private normal, Menter B. Terrill. It was located between Sycamore and Mulberry Streets. The dorm had no cafeteria, residents crossed the street to take their meals at Marquis Hall."
  • Texas Woman's University - Denton TX
    Multiple New Deal agencies, including the Public Works Administration (P.W.A.), Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.), and National Youth Administration (N.Y.A.), were involved in dramatically developing and transforming what was then the Texas State College for Women (now Texas Woman's University) in Denton. Federal assistance was responsible for several new buildings on campus in addition to other facilities such as a recently closed outdoor swimming pool. In all New Deal programs helped the institution effectively double its infrastructure.
  • University of North Texas - Denton TX
    Multiple New Deal agencies, including the Public Works Administration (P.W.A.), Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.), were involved in dramatically developing and transforming what was then the North Texas State Teacher's College (now University of North Texas - Denton TX) in Denton. Federal assistance was responsible for several new buildings on campus in addition to other infrastructural developments.
  • Visual Arts Building (TWU) - Denton TX
    Originally the Fine Arts Building, Texas Woman University's Visual Arts Building was constructed with federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds in 1936.
  • WPA Sidewalks - Denton TX
    The concrete sidewalks that surround and lead up to the historic Denton County Courthouse are considered to be contributing structures in this historic district, and they were built by the Works Progress Administration between 1934 and 1935. The registration form for the Denton County Courthouse Square Historic District explains: "The source of funding is inscribed within the outer sidewalk at regular intervals. These sidewalks are a contributing structure within the district as they represent an important feature of the courthouse grounds and are representative of the type of federal projects utilized during the Depression in Denton." Some repairs have been done to...