In 1933, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) set up one of the first camps in Utah in Salt Creek Canyon a few miles east of Nephi, near what is now the intersection of highway 132 and FR015 (the Mount Nebo… read more
Utah had two Civilian Conservation Corps-Indian Division (CCC-ID) camps, both on the Uintah-Ouray Reservation in the eastern part of the state. The Ute Tribal Council helped select the projects, which were typical of arid region works by CCC teams: erosion… read more
CCC crews (Camp G-31) conducted work in the vicinity of Vernal, including building this small reservoir, or “CCC Tank.”
Cedar Breaks National Monument was created by President Franklin Roosevelt on August 22, 1933, with just over 6,000 acres carved out of Dixie National Forest in southwest Utah. This was Roosevelt’s first national monument declaration and it set a precedent… read more
The Public Works Administration funded the construction of the Cedar City High School in Cedar City, Iron County School District. Docket # 1033-R (Utah).
The Brigham City Cemetery grounds were improved by the WPA. “Major Cemetery improvements started after World War I when the existing roads were mapped out sprinkler systems installed, grave markers lined up and landscaping improved. Much of this work was… read more
National Youth Administration crews conducted various improvements to the Minersville cemetery.
The New Deal’s Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed sidewalks along Center Street in Provo in 1939.
“The old Central School in Vernal was torn down in 1942 and a new Central School was built in the PWA Moderne style with WPA funds on the site of the old school.” The exact location and status of the… read more
It is likely that the PWA conducted repairs on the 1894 City and County Building in Salt Lake following an earthquake in 1934, considering that the building appears in the PWA archives. More information is needed to confirm. From the… read more
The present Moab City Center, effectively the City Hall, was originally built to house the Moab elementary school and the Grand County high school. It was built with a federal grant and cost $135,000. It was first proposed in May 1933, according… read more
The former Marsac School in Park City, Utah was constructed in 1935-36 as a New Deal project with federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. It is a large building built to consolidate earlier schools in the town. It now serves as the Park City… read more
The historic Alpine City Hall was constructed in 1936 as a New Deal project with Works Progress Administration (WPA) labor. It included meeting rooms, an assembly room, public library, jail and fire station. The architecture is a melange of New… read more
The WPA built this city hall, still in use, in Fairview. From the National Register of Historic Places: “The Fairview City Hall, built in 1936, is a one-story stone building with a basically square plan, a raised basement, and a… read more
“One such building was the Minersville City Hall funded in Beaver County by FERA. It was built in 1935 to house the town’s post office, library, municipal offices, and Daughters of the Utah Pioneers camp. To save costs, stone for… read more
The WPA helped build this municipal building for the town of Salina. From A History of Sevier County: “A municipal building was constructed in Salina in 1936-37 with the assistance of the WPA, which paid 50 percent of the building’s cost.”
The historic former Pleasant Grove City Hall at 35 S. Main St. was constructed as a New Deal project between 1938 and 1940. Living New Deal believes this to have been a Public Works Administration (PWA) project, PWA Docket No…. read more
The Helper Civic Auditorium was built with Public Works Administration (PWA) funding in 1937. It is an outstanding example of New Deal public architecture and still the finest building to grace Helper, a small coal mining town in central Utah… read more
In the 1930s, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) built barracks near Tony Grove in Logan Canyon, Utah. The structures were initially in built to house CCC workers and later used as Utah State University’s (USU) Forestry Field Station Camp. A… read more
The PWA helped build this community building/city hall in Richmond. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. From the NRHP nomination: “Construction of the Richmond Community Building began April 1, 1936, and was completed and… read more
The Midvale Community Center was built as the town’s City Hall in 1939. Construction was supported by a Public Works Administration (PWA) grant of $31,500 and a city bond of $38,500. The Midvale City Hall was one of over 240… read more
Flowell, Utah’s historic community house was constructed as part of a New Deal project undertaken by the Works Progress Administration (WPA). The exact location and present status of the community house are presently unknown to Living New Deal. “30 Families… read more
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) constructed the dam, near Mormon Gap on Highway 21.
The former Heber City library was constructed as a federal Public Works Administration (PWA) project during the latter years of the Great Depression. Construction occurred between August 1938 and May 1939. The PWA supplied a grant of $13,275 toward the… read more
The Deer Valley resort near Park City UT is one of Utah’s major ski areas, along with Park City, Alta and Snowbird. It is ranked among the top ski resorts in the country, thanks to the quality of powder snow… read more
In 1935, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) constructed living quarters, roads, fences and a well at the Desert Experimental Range Station in Pine Valley UT. The station was established in 1933 by President Herbert Hoover, who set aside an 87-square-mile… read more
The federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) conducted work at Dinosaur National Monument; specifically, at the site that is now a part of the Quarry Exhibit Hall. UEN.org: “The quarry site was declared a National Monument in 1915. During the 1930’s,… read more
In 1936, Works Progress Administration (WPA) crews helped restore this pioneer-era cabin, dating to 1866. The log and earth-covered cabin had been built by the Bennett and Drown families, who moved on to frame houses as time passed. The cabin… read more
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) established a camp 23 miles north of Monticello in San Juan County, in the southeast corner of Utah. CCC teams worked around Dry Valley, Indian Creek, Blanding, Monticello and La Sal, building fences and corrals; flood… read more
The Public Works Administration (PWA) funded a new Duchesne High School in 1936, near an earlier structure built in 1907 that the school had outgrown. It was expanded in 1965 and then demolished in 1980, to be replaced by the… read more
The former municipality of East Layton, Utah was founded with the express purpose of obtaining federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) funds for a water system construction project. East Layton has since merged with Layton. “The local water supply was unreliable,… read more
The historic El Monte Clubhouse in Ogden, Utah was constructed as part of a New Deal project by Civil Works Administration (CWA) and Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA). These agencies preced the Works Progress Administration (WPA), to which the building… read more
The PWA funded the construction of Morgan Elementary School in 1936. It was demolished in 1994 and a new elementary school was built.
The historic Emery County Courthouse building in Castle Dale, Utah was constructed as a New Deal project with Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. Works Progress Administration (WPA) labor also contributed to the project. The building continues to house governmental functions…. read more
The Public Works Administration funded the construction of the Eureka School in Eureka. The school was designed by the architecture firm Scott and Welch. The contractor of record was Tolboe & Tolboe. The exact location and condition of this facility… read more
“New Deal projects included … a new grandstand at the county fairgrounds,” in Vernal, Utah—presumably by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). The CCC operated multiple camps in Uintah County, Utah, including one at the county fairgrounds in Vernal, now known… read more
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) helped create the old Forest Dale city park in the Sugarhouse section of southern Salt Lake City UT in 1935-37. The name was later changed to Fairmont Park (the adjoining Forest Dale golf course kept… read more
Utah State University’s historic Family Life building was constructed as Home Economics/Commons Building during the Great Depression. Development occurred on many public university campuses in Utah as part of the New Deal. The Public Works Administration (PWA) supplied funds for… read more
Farmington Bay Wildlife Management Area is an 18,000 acre migratory bird refuge on the shore of the Great Salt Lake. It began life as Farmington Bay State Park in the 1930s, when the Utah State Department of Fish and Game (now… read more
The Price UT Municipal Building contains an exceptional cycle of New Deal murals in the foyer of the public auditorium. The murals are four feet high and circle around the upper wall for about 200 feet (800 square feet of… read more