Colorado Middle School – Colorado City TX
The PWA allocated $74,250 in funding for construction of a new junior high school in Colorado City, TX.
Colorado River Bridge – Colorado City TX
The Colorado River Bridge was built by the Federal Works Agency in 1941. The bridge is approximately 490 feet long. It spans the Colorado River south of Colorado City on HWY-163. Marker Text: COLORADO RIVER BRIDGE BUILT IN 1941 BY… read more
Comanche County Courthouse – Comanche TX
“The art deco or “modern-style” Comanche County Courthouse stands in the center of Comanche, Texas. It was built in 1939 with limestone from a local quarry, thanks in part to WPA funds. The architect was Wyatt C. Hedrick. With its… read more
Comanche Trail Park Amphitheatre – Big Spring TX
The Works Progress Administration built a 6800 seat rock masonry amphitheatre in City Park (now Comanche Trail Park) in Big Spring, Texas between 1939 and 1940 under official project number 665-66-2-578.
Comanche Trail Park Pool (demolished) – Big Spring TX
The PWA built this pool outside Big Spring near the town’s eponymous spring. Between 2008 and 2011 the pool was demolished and redeveloped as a more modern water park. Based on satellite imagery from Google Earth, no visible traces remain,… read more
Community Center (former School) Expansion – Desdemona TX
Buff brick building. Main section is two stories, with one story wings on each side. There is a plaque on the main/center section ” Works Progress Administration 1935-1937″ The Desdemona School (grades 1-12) was built in 1922 and expanded as… read more
Community Center (former) – Belton TX
The National Youth Administration constructed a community center built of native limestone rock quarried near Belton in 1941. The structure was a rustic design, in Yettie Polk Park, located near the old club house. The work began in summer of… read more
Community Center and Garage – Maverick TX
The National Youth Administration (NYA) project at Maverick built a community center and garage constructed of stone. The school district furnished $1,000 worth of materials and the NYA supplied $4,000 for labor and supervision. Forty-five boys were employed in the… read more
Coolidge School – Coolidge TX
In 1939, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) erected a school in Coolidge. However, all the remains is the plaque which is at the Coolidge City Hall/Museum. While other Limestone county schools were opening either last Monday or planned to open… read more
Coryell County Hospital (former) – Gatesville TX
In 1940, Coryell County voters passed an issue for $30,000 in bonds bearing interest at the rate of not more than three percent to build a county hospital. Those bonds were issued on July 8, 1940. Designed by architects Brooks… read more
County Building – Port Arthur TX
“The growth of the petrochemical industry in the southern part of Jefferson County in the early 1930s resulted in the need for extended county government services. State legislation was required in order to enable the county to build a “subcourthouse”… read more
County Coliseum Site Development – El Paso TX
Among the Works Progress Administration (WPA) projects identified as completed in an El Paso Times article from June 7, 1936 was “Exposition Building site, $25,903.67″—Exposition Building being another term for what is now the County Coliseum, which was completed in… read more
County Warehouse – Fabens TX
Among the Works Progress Administration (WPA) projects identified as in progress in an El Paso Times article from June 7, 1936 was the “construction of a county warehouse at Fabens.” The location and status of this project are presently unknown… read more
Courtyard Theater – Plano TX
“In the fall of 1999, the Plano City Council established a tax increment finance district in downtown Plano. Four and a half million dollars of the projected income from the district was earmarked for the creation of the Courtyard Theater…. read more
Cousins Hall Expansion (WTAMU) – Canyon TX
WTAMU’s Cousins Hall was expanded as a New Deal project during the 1930s. Construction was undertaken with the aid of Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds.
Cuero Municipal Park – Cuero TX
The voters of the City of Cuero passed a bond election for $16,000 to buy 210 acres of land in the mid 1930s. Some of the land was used for residential and commercial development, but the majority was used for… read more
Culverts: S. 1st Street – Merkel TX
The National Youth Administration built culverts on S. 1st St. in Merkel, Taylor County. A site marker reads, “Constructed by National Youth Administration 1940.”
Curtis Field – Brady TX
The Works Progress Administration provided labor for the construction of Curtis Field between 1940 and 1941 under project number 165-1-66-325. The City of Brady and McCulloch County provided equipment for leveling and grading. In 1942, the facility was taken over… read more
Daingerfield State Park – Daingerfield TX
Daingerfield State Park, located in Morris County, Texas, is a 506.913-acre recreational area (including an 80-surface-acre lake), deeded in 1935 by private owners and opened in 1938. The park offers picnicking, camping, boating, fishing, swimming, hiking and nature study. The… read more
Dalworthington Gardens – Dalworthington Gardens TX
Dalworthington Gardens (named that for its proximity to Dallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington) was established in 1934 as a subsistence homestead project by the Resettlement Administration: “In early 1934, the federal government allotted $250,000 to buy 593.3 acres of land… read more
Dauffau School Gymnasium – Dauffau TX
Rubble rock building with a WPA plaque. START WORK ON DUFFAU PROJECT: Construction work is under way on the $13,500 gymnasium building of the Duffau school, with Bryan Casbeer, of Lampasas, as project superintendent. The project is being financed through… read more
Daughters of the Republic of Texas Meeting Hall – San Antonio TX
Work had been done on the Alamo grounds in 1934 under the Texas Relief Commission which had been established in 1933 by Governor M.A. (Ma) Ferguson and used Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) funds. A marker confirming this work is… read more
Davis Mountains State Park – Fort Davis TX
From the Texas CCC Parks website: “An extensive mountain range provides the setting for one of the most majestic of the state parks and one of the earliest CCC projects in Texas. Work at Davis Mountains State Park commenced in… read more
Davy Crockett National Forest – Ratcliff TX
A historical marker erected in 1994 explains the CCC’s role in the area: “J.H. Ratcliff’s 1880s sawmill and village here gave way to major timber industry operations that by the early 1930s had decimated Houston County’s densest virgin forest. As… read more
Dealey Plaza Park – Dallas TX
“In 1940, WPA workers completed this park in the heart of Dallas. Named for an early publisher of the Dallas Morning News, the plaza lives in infamy as the location of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination on November 22, 1963…. read more
Deep Eddy Pool Improvements – Austin TX
The spring-fed Deep Eddy Swimming Pool was originally built in 1916 as part of a private resort on the banks of the Colorado River called “Deep Eddy Bathing Beach.” The City of Austin purchased the resort on May 31, 1935… read more
Delta County Courthouse – Cooper TX
Starting in 1938, the Work Projects Administration (WPA) demolished the 1900 Delta County Courthouse in Cooper and built a new $110,450 four-story courthouse that was finished in 1940.
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… read more
Denison High School Extension (demolished) – Denison TX
The PWA assisted in the funding of an addition to the old Denison High School. The school occupied the block bounded by Main and Woodard Streets and Armstrong and Barrett Avenues. Razed in 2007, as of 2013 the old high… read more
Denton Road Bridges – Roanoke TX
Two small concrete bridges about a mile apart on this road. Both have round WPA markers from 1939.
DePelchin Children’s Center Development – Houston TX
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) contributed to the early development of the De Pelchin Faith Home and Children’s Bureau. “Construction of the present nine main units began in 1937. The home had on hand $103,000; the City of Houston voted… read more
Deweyville Swing Bridge – Deweyville TX
The Deweyville Swing Bridge is built over the Sabine River where Texas State Highway 12 and Louisiana Highway 12 meet. The bridge is a deck plate girder swing design. The 160 foot main span pivots on top of a central… read more
Disposal Plant – Follett TX
A disposal plant construction project in Follett, Texas was undertaken in 1936 with Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds. The P.W.A. provided a $14,000 loan and $10,366 grant for the project, whose total cost was $23,023. The location and status of the facility is presently unknown… read more
Disposal Plant – Fort Stockton TX
A disposal plant construction project in Fort Stockton, Texas was undertaken in 1934-5 with Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds. The P.W.A. provided a $46,500 loan and $14,445 grant for the project, whose total cost was $61,373. The location and status of the facility is presently… read more
Disposal Plant (former) – Newcastle TX
Newcastle was approved 2/28/1934 for construction of a sanitation disposal plant by the PWA. The project was awarded 8/30/1934 and work started 12/10/1934. The project was funded with a loan of $24,500, grant of $9,322, for a total expenditure of… read more
Dog-trot Cabin Replica, Witte Museum – San Antonio TX
This replica of a dog-trot style cabin (two rooms with a breezeway between them, sharing a common roof) on the grounds of the Witte Museum was constructed in 1939 through the efforts of the National Youth Administration. Thirty youth were… read more
Double Lake Recreation Area (Sam Houston National Forest) – New Waverly TX
Sam Houston National Forest comprises three counties—Montgomery, San Jacinto, and Walker—that have been occupied for millennia. The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) constructed Double Lake Recreation Area, on the east side of the land, and surrounding a 24-acre lake, in 1937…. read more
Dove Road Bridge – Westlake TX
The Tarrant County Works Progress Administration (WPA) built this small bridge between 1938 and 1939. This is a small vehicle bridge on Dove Road leading into Grapevine, Texas. The bridge has a WPA marker bearing the date of 1938-1939.
Dublin High School Gymnasium – Dublin TX
The Works Progress Administration built facilities for the Dublin High School between 1938-1940. A large rock construction structure located to the right of the High School building bears a plaque that reads “Works Progress Administration 1938-1940.” Across the front of the building is… read more
Duck Creek Soil Erosion Project – Lindale TX
An onsite marker commemorates the CCC’s efforts in the area: “In 1929, one of ten erosion control research stations in the United States was set up southeast of this site for the purpose of studying erosion problems and the effectiveness… read more