The Works Progress Administration conducted improvement work at the Rising Star School in Rising Star, Texas, in 1939. According to the Abilene Reporter-News, “Rising Star School Gets WPA Allotment RISING STAR, April 12.– Announcement was received here today that $18,933 had… read more
According to the Sweetwater Reporter the PWA approved “a grant of $6,545 and a loan of $8,000 for improvements to the Winters [Texas] school system.”
Multiple New Deal agencies financed or conducted development or improvement work at what was then known as the State School of Mines and Metallurgy at El Paso (or “School of Mines”), now the University of Texas at El Paso. The… read more
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) renovated a school in Cameron, Texas, ca. 1935. A 1935 Austin American Statesman article mentions the school renovations: “Milam county: Cameron Renovate school buildings and grounds In school district Federal funds, $16,136; sponsor’s contribution $4085.” The structure… read more
Among the Works Progress Administration (WPA) projects identified as completed in a Abilene Daily Reporter article from June 14, 1936 was “repairs on a ward school building” in Cisco, Texas. “Building repairs, including a new concrete foundation, painting and refinishing… read more
This sandstone wall was built by the WPA between 1937-38 in Valley View, Texas, about 60 miles north of Dallas/Fort Worth. From 2013: An upcoming school bond to build a security fence places the wall in danger. A campaign is… read more
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.
A small park at S/W Corner of Water & Devereaux Street with historical marker. Marker text: “As a branch of the Boy Scouts of America, Sea Scouting promotes mental and physical fitness through maritime skills. In 1936, Jacksonville attorney John… read more
The Works Progress Administration built a sewage disposal plant for Elgin, Texas in 1939 under project number 665-66-2-206. It was the first municipal plant to use the Hays process for sewage treatment.
The WPA worked to extend the sewer system in the town of Taylor, Texas during the mid-1930s.
The Borger Daily Herald reported that in June 1938 the PWA approved a $43,363 grant and $53,000 in loans to Wheeler, Texas for the purpose of improving / constructing its sewer system.
The Brownsville Herald: “Sixty men were at work Tuesday on Brownsville’s biggest WPA sewer project, involving an expected expense of $121,868 of federal money and $41,179 from city funds. Work was started in the Los Ebanos section, where new sewers… read more
The Civil Works Administration (CWA) provided labor for a $60,000 storm sewer construction project in McAllen, Texas in 1934.
“The WPA also funded the laying of sewer lines in various areas” on the [then-]North Texas State College campus.
The Seymour City Park was one of several city parks constructed or enhanced by the Civilian Conservation Corps in Texas. The CCC built the rock walls that extend around the perimeter of the park, and the entrance features to the… read more
The Texas state highway 34 bridge at the Trinity River over the Ellis and Kaufman county line was completed in 1934, and is no longer extant. The bridge, funded largely through the National Recovery Act, was “a single 150-foot Parker… read more
The Federal Administration of Public Works (a.k.a. Public Works Administration) provided funds to build the former Sharp School building about a dozen miles north of Thorndale, Texas, in 1939. As of 2018, the west end of the building appears intact, but… read more
This 1914 building used to be the Sherman Public Library and now houses a museum that “acquires, preserves, interprets and displays items” of local significance. “The Carnegie boasts of three oil on wood paintings, by Texas artist James Swann, that… read more
The Works Progress Administration constructed curbs / sidewalks around the Medina County Courthouse between 1938-1940. A WPA plaque is located on the 16th Street side of the courthouse.
The W.P.A. constructed curbs and sidewalks in Columbus, Texas. There are at least six instances of “Work Progress Administration” stamped in the sidewalks, and one example of a similarly stamped curb. These locations are all within a mile and a… read more
Silver Falls Park is the largest and one of the finest roadside parks in Texas. Since the 1800s travelers have found Silver Falls a scenic, pleasant place to stop. In 1935 the National Youth Association, part of President Roosevelt’s Work… read more
The Sixth Street Bridge is a concrete beam bridge that currently carries the east bound frontage road of US Highway 67 over the North Concho River in San Angelo, Texas. The road is also referred to as West 6th Street…. read more
NRHP nomination form: “Other federal agencies active in Amarillo during the Depression included the Works Progress Administration (WPA), which built concrete sidewalks along Sixth Street [actually SW 6th Ave.] and paved sections of Route 66 elsewhere in the Panhandle region.”… read more
The PWA approved a grant for the reconstruction of the high school in Snyder, TX. “A federal grant of $75,445 is being prepared … and total cost of the project will be $145,455. … The project is to include foundation… read more
“This Arlington Heights area school is an eclectic blend of Colonial Revival and Moderne influences. It was financed by the PWA, designed by Hubert H. Crane and erected by Quisle and Andrews. The central wing of the 2-story building is… read more
Abilene’s South Junior High School, renamed Jefferson Middle School during the 1980s, was a 1942 WPA project. No longer a middle school, the building has “been used while other Abilene Independent School District campuses [are] renovated.”
The South Llano River Bridge is a 1424 foot steel through truss bridge with a 24-foot wide roadway that carries Texas State Highway Loop 481 over the South Llano River in Junction, Texas. The bridge replaced a functionally obsolete truss… read more
The South Main Street Overpass is a bridge with an overall length of 1,335 feet including approaches that currently carries South Main Street over multiple BNSF Railway tracks near downtown Fort Worth, Texas. The Texas Highway Department oversaw the construction… read more
In 1937, the Texas Highway Department and the United States Bureau of Public Roads built two underpasses on South St. Mary’s Street in San Antonio, Texas to separate the grade of South St. Mary’s Street from the railway lines of… read more
The combined efforts of Southwestern University and the Georgetown City Council secured the funds to build the Cody Memorial Library. Congressman Lyndon B. Johnson helped Southwestern and the City through the maze of federal agencies to get a grant from… read more
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) built and completed improvements at the Springtown Tabernacle in Springtown TX. The Inspection Reports indicate the perimeter stone and wood fence was constructed in 1934. The pavilion (as it is called in the NPS Inspector… read more
WTAMU’s Stafford Hall was constructed as a New Deal project during the 1930s. Construction was undertaken with the aid of Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds.
Rio Grande City, Texas’s historic Moderne-style Starr County Courthouse was constructed as a federal Public Works Administration (PWA) project during the Great Depression. The building is still in use today. The PWA supplied a $64,000 loan and $52,363 grant toward… read more
This stone building on the edge of the Historic Brackenridge Golf Course in San Antonio, Texas is attributed the work of the National Youth Administration. The NYA completed many projects in the park. The registration form for the park’s nomination… read more
Among the Works Progress Administration (WPA) projects identified as completed in a Abilene Daily Reporter article from June 14, 1936 was “installation of a water system at the fish hatchery” in Cisco, Texas. “The hatchery water system was installed at… read more
Between 1939 and 1940, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) worked at the state fish hatchery northeast of Huntsville, Texas as part of project 65-1-66-175. The WPA reworked the ponds to remove sediment, added an 8-inch water supply line and concrete… read more
The Work Projects Administration constructed and improved 27.75 miles of SH 16, between Brackeen Drive and State Highway 254, and State Highway 254 in Palo Pinto County below Possum Kingdom Dam between 1940-1942. This section, the corridor from Brackeen Drive to… read more
The construction of the Colorado River bridge was part of a larger THD undertaking to reroute SH 29 around Buchanan Dam, which was under construction beginning in 1931. The original roadway and the bridge across the Colorado at Bluffton were… read more
SH 78 bridge at Red River is the only surviving K-Truss bridge in Texas. It has an overall length of 2,108 feet, and provides a crossing between Fannin County, Texas and Bryan County, Oklahoma. The “eight riveted K-truss through spans,… read more
On June 14, 1935, a devastating flood washed out the two truss spans and the center pier of the 1930 bridge of State Highway 9 across the Llano River in Mason County, Texas. The Texas Highway Department considered the reconstruction… read more