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Sanitary Sewers – Wink TX

A sanitary sewer construction project in Wink, Texas was undertaken in 1938 with Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds. The P.W.A. provided a $28,000 loan and $22,581 grant for the project, whose total cost was $50,180. P.W.A. Docket No. TX [W]1135 A project in… read more

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Sanitation and Water Disposal
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA), Public Works Funding

Santa Rita Courts – Austin TX

On September 1, 1937, President Roosevelt signed the United States Housing Act of 1937. This created the United States Housing Authority (USHA) and provided $500 million for subsidies to be paid from the U.S. government to local public housing agencies… read more

Project type: Civic Facilities, Public Housing
Agency: US Housing Authority (USHA), Housing Programs

School – Benjamin TX

The WPA provided labor for the construction of the Knox County Courthouse and the school in Benjamin, Texas. The source below says the school was built in 1942, but the WPA plaque on the building says 1935-1937.

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

School – Earth TX

A school construction project in Earth, Texas was undertaken in 1939 with Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds. The P.W.A. provided a $25,775 grant for the project, whose total cost was $56,539. The exact location and status of the facility is presently unknown to Living… read more

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

School – Farwell TX

A school construction project in Farwell, Texas was undertaken in 1938 with Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds. The P.W.A. provided a $7,140 grant for the project, whose total cost was $15,876. The exact location and status of the facility is presently unknown… read more

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

School – Fort Hancock TX

An school construction project in Fort Hancock, Texas was undertaken in 1936 with Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds. The location and status of the facility is unknown to Living New Deal. P.W.A. Docket No. TX [W]1427

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

School – Harper TX

A plaque on the school indicates that the Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed the original limestone school building in Harper, Texas between 1938 and 1940. The state historical marker says the WPA also added on to the school with work… read more

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

School – Morton TX

A school construction project in Morton, Texas was undertaken in 1936 with Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds. The P.W.A. provided a $15,545 grant for the project, whose total cost was $37,733. The location and status of the facility is unknown to Living New Deal…. read more

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

School – Nazareth TX

Nazareth School in Nazareth, Texas was constructed in 1939 with Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds. The P.W.A. provided a $16,380 grant for the project, whose total cost was $36,604. The facility, which was designed by Emmett F. Rittenberry and James F. Rittenberry, has since been… read more

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

School – Olton TX

A school construction project in Olton, Texas was undertaken in 1936 with Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds. The P.W.A. provided a $53,995 grant for the project, whose total cost was $120,000. Living New Deal believes this to be the facility located at the southwest… read more

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

School – Sanderson TX

A school construction project in Sanderson, Texas was undertaken in 1939 with Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds. The P.W.A. provided a $20,475 grant for the project, whose total cost was $45,328. The exact location and status of the facility is presently unknown to Living… read more

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

School – Seagraves TX

A school building construction project in Seagraves, Texas was undertaken in 1938-9 with Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds. The P.W.A. provided a $27,000 grant for the project, whose total cost was $58,085. The location and status of the facility is unknown to Living New… read more

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

School – Seminole TX

A school construction project in Seminole, Texas was undertaken in 1938-9 with Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds. The P.W.A. provided a $37,800 grant for the project, whose total cost was $86,553. The location and status of the facility is unknown to Living New Deal. P.W.A…. read more

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

School – Thalia TX

Public Works Administration projects W1138 and W1222 were approved for a school and school addition in Thalia. A grant of $12,272 was approved toward the estimated $27,272 cost on 9/25/1935. Construction began 3/18/1936 and was completed 11/3/1936. Bids were advertised… read more

Project type: Education and Health, Schools
Agency: Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works, Public Works Funding

School – Whiteface TX

A school construction project in Whiteface, Texas was undertaken in 1936 with Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds. The P.W.A. provided a $21,544 grant for the project, whose total cost was $46,771. The location and status of the facility is unknown to Living New Deal…. read more

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

School (demolished) – Barnhart TX

A school construction project in Barnhart, Texas was undertaken with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $20,665 grant toward the $45,928 eventual total cost of the project. Construction occurred between Feb. and Aug…. read more

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

School (former) – Barstow TX

Barstow, TX: old school

At least one school construction project in Barstow, Texas was undertaken in 1938-9 with Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds. The P.W.A. provided a $47,029 grant for the project, whose total cost was $104,610. Barstow no longer operates any schools, but… read more

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Water Supply
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA), Public Works Funding

School (former) – Bunger TX

Bunger school was PWA project W1255. Construction was started February 17, 1936 and completed June 3, 1936 for a total cost of $11,853. Bid was awarded to Mont Groves of Olney. The former school is rock veneer. Voelcker & Dixon… read more

Project type: Schools, Education and Health
Agency: Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works, Public Works Funding

School (former) – Moss Hill TX

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed or improved a school building in Moss Hill, Texas, in 1935/6. The location or status of the building is unknown to Living New Deal.

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

School (former) – Wayside TX

A school construction project in Wayside, Texas, likely construction of the school on Farm to Market Road 285 just west of town, was undertaken in 1936 with Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds. The P.W.A. provided a $5,076 grant for the project, whose total cost… read more

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

School Addition – Fairfield TX

The Mexia Weekly Herald reported on March 29, 1935 that work on two PWA projects in the town of Fairfield, Texas has begun, including “a new wing for the public school, for which a loan and grant were obtained.”  … read more

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

School Addition – Follett TX

A school addition in Follett, Texas was constructed in 1938-9 with Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds. The P.W.A. provided a $22,230 grant for the project, whose total cost was $49,627. The location and status of the facility is presently unknown to Living New Deal. P.W.A…. read more

Project type:
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA), Public Works Funding

School Addition – Hereford TX

A school addition project in Hereford, Texas was undertaken in 1936 with Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds. The P.W.A. provided a $27,000 loan and $22,500 grant for the project, whose total cost was $50,903. The exact location and status of the facility… read more

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

School and Field House (demolished) – Kermit TX

A field house construction project in Kermit, Texas was undertaken in 1938-9 with Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds. The P.W.A. provided a $57,043 grant for the project, whose total cost was $127,845. According to 1946 maps of the community the… read more

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

School and Gymnasium – Woodson TX

The Works Progress Administration built a school and gymnasium in Woodson TX in 1935. Two story center building appears to be the gymnasium. Wings on either side would be the classrooms and offices. Excerpt from newspaper clipping of Austin American-Statesman… read more

Project type: Education and Health, Gymnasiums
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs

School Auditorium and Gymnasium – Bonham TX

This striking structure was built by the PWA for what was then the local high school. The building’s historic landmark plaque: “Using funds from the Federal Public Works Administration and local tax dollars, this structure was built to provide space… read more

Project type: Education and Health, Gymnasiums, Parks and Recreation, Schools
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA), Public Works Funding

School Building – East Bernard TX

School building erected in 1939 in East Bernard, Texas. The structure is still used today. It includes beautiful wood floors and doors. A gym which includes fixed wood bleechers, wood floor, & a stage on one end. Band concerts and… read more

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

School Building – Gorman TX

Rock building behind the current Gorman High School. Has large window openings covered with wood panels. Not sure what this building was used for. It has a chimney at each end of the building. The entrance on the North side… read more

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

School Building – Karnes City TX

The Works Progress Administration built the Karnes City School Building in 1938-1940. On the SE corner of E Mayfield St & N Browne St is a beige brick, one-story building. It is surrounded by new buildings and it is part of… read more

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

School Building (former) – Galloway TX

This school was rebuilt 1938-1940, and closed after World War II when it merged with the Carthage school. As of 2010, the building was still standing and retained its WPA plaque. Google Earth images from 2012 suggest that the school… read more

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

School Gymnasium – Moran TX

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) built a school gymnasium in Moran TX in 1939. Rubble rock construction was ongoing in 1939. Proj. No. 665-66-2-63. Excerpt from article published in the Abilene Reporter-News, 9/20/1938: “Moran Votes Today on School Bonds. Qualified tax-paying… read more

Project type: Education and Health, Gymnasiums
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs

School Gymnasium – Rocksprings TX

Gymnasium

A school gymnasium in Rocksprings, Texas was constructed in 1938-9 with the assistance of Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $14,265 grant for the project, whose total cost was $30,986. Construction began in Sept. 1938 and was… read more

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

School Gymnasium – Waelder TX

In September 1935, the City of Waelder applied for Works Progress Administration funds to build a Gymnasium. The Living New Deal could not confirm if the building located on this site is the one built by the WPA built. There… read more

Project type: Education and Health, Gymnasiums
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs

School Gymnasium – Wortham TX

The Works Progress Administration built a school gymnasium in Wortham, Freestone County. The structure has a reinforced concrete foundation, rock walls, concrete beams, built-up roof, and steel trusses. The interior floor finish is wood floor on concrete sub-floor. The official… read more

Project type: Gymnasiums, Education and Health
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs

School Gymnasium (demolished) – Jourdanton TX

In 1911, the Texas legislature approved the creation of a school district for Jourdanton after citizens appealed for assistance. A high school and football field were built after a bond election passed. In 1938, with assistance from the Works Progress… read more

Project type: Civic Facilities, Education and Health, Gymnasiums
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs

School Gymnasium (former) – Omaha TX

An onsite marker erected in 1998 explains the history of this WPA rock structure: “Land was first purchased for a public school in Omaha in 1892 and a large wooden building near the railroad tracks soon housed three teachers and… read more

Project type: Education and Health, Gymnasiums, Parks and Recreation
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs

School Gymnasium / Auditorium – Elm Mott TX

In 1938, the Works Progress Administration built a gymnasium/auditorium combination for the Elm Mott School. Interestingly, the records show that they put “used” bleachers in the building. This is a two-story, red brick building that now sets behind a locked… read more

Project type: Gymnasiums, Auditoriums and Arenas, Civic Facilities, Education and Health
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs

School Gymnasium/Auditorium – Moulton TX

The one-story, Art Deco School Gymnasium/Auditorium was erected in Moulton TX in 1939 by the Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works. Kai J. Leffland was the Architect and J.E. Dickey the Contractor.

Project type: Gymnasiums, Auditoriums and Arenas, Civic Facilities, Education and Health
Agency: Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works, Public Works Funding

School Improvements – Carbon TX

Among the Works Progress Administration (WPA) projects identified as completed in a Abilene Daily Reporter article from June 14, 1936 was the following: “Improvements and repairs have been completed on a Carbon school building and grounds at a cost of… read more

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

School Improvements – Hart TX

A school improvement project in Hart, Texas was undertaken in 1936 with Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds. The P.W.A. provided a $20,454 grant for the project, whose total cost was $46,939. P.W.A. Docket No. TX [W]1682

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