The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) built the Overlook shelter on Brian Head Peak in the Dixie National Forest in 1935. The rustic stone shelter at 11,300 feet provides a panoramic view of the Cedar Breaks, which were declared a national… read more
The Public Works Administration funded the construction of the Panguitch High School in Panguitch, Garfield County School District. Docket # 1054-R (Utah).
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) made extensive recreational improvements on Mt. Nebo, the highest and southern-most peak of the Wasatch Mountains. The CCC teams worked out of three camps: F-9 at the south end of the Mt. Nebo Loop, F-3… read more
The Public Works Administration (PWA) funded the construction of a new high school in Payson, Utah, replacing the original school built in 1913. That school building was, in turn, replaced by a new Payson High School in 1967.
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) made extensive recreational improvements on Mt. Nebo, the highest and southern-most peak of the Wasatch Mountains. The CCC teams worked out of three camps: F-9 at the south end of the Mt. Nebo Loop, F-3… read more
The Pioneer Museum in Provo UT was built with substantial aid from the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in 1935-37. It was started as a project of the Sons and Daughters of the Utah Pioneers, who ran out of funds by… read more
The original structure (Circleville Elementary) dates to 1921 – 22 (Pope & Burton, architects). High school attendance in this very rural area grew dramatically during the 1920s due to a new state law requiring compulsory school attendance until age 18…. read more
The Public Works Administration funded the construction of the Plain City School gymnasium in Plain City, Weber School District. Docket # 1011-R (Utah). The architect of record was H. Piers and the contractor was Campion & Co. The condition of… read more
The Public Works Administration funded the construction of the Plymouth Grade School in Plymouth, Box Elder County. Docket # 1018-R (Utah). The architect of record was J. Nelson.
The historic post office in Beaver, Utah was constructed with Treasury Department funds in 1941. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service.
This New Deal post office was built in 1937. It remains in ‘mint condition’ to this day, with the interior looking exactly as it did in the 1930s (2017). The building on is on the National Register of Historic Places… read more
The historic post office in Tooele, Utah was constructed with Treasury Department funds ca. 1933-4. The building is still in service.
The historic post office in Beaver, Utah houses a fine example of New Deal artwork: “Life on the Plains,” an oil-on-canvas mural by John W. Beauchamp. The work was commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.
The mural “Western Town” by Jenne Magafan was painted in 1941 under the Treasury Section of Fine Arts and was a winner of the Treasury Section’s 48-State Post Office mural competition. The mural is 25.5 x 43.5 feet and painted with oil-on-fiberboard. … read more
The Provo River Project was initiated under the provisions of the National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA) of 1933 (almost surely as a Public Works Administration (PWA) funded project) and approved by President Roosevelt in late 1935. The Salt Lake Aqueduct… read more
The PWA funded the construction of a pump house for the Syracuse water system. It is unclear whether the structure remains, but a 2014 City Council work session lists a tour of the Jensen Park Pump House on its agenda…. read more
The federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) conducted work at Dinosaur National Monument at and near the Dinosaur Quarry at the western entrance to the monument, near Jensen, Utah. WPA workers constructed a 535-foot drainage ditch, about 8 feet wide at… read more
The federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed a recreation hall in Vernal, Utah during the Great Depression. The exact location and present status of the structure is presently unknown to Living New Deal.
The Rich County courthouse replaced a 1888 courthouse that had been built for $2,479. Discussion began in May, 1940 when Raymond Ashton – at the county commisioners’ request – presented a drawing for a new Rich County courthouse. He proposed… read more
The Works Progress Administration built the wall around the Salt Lake City Cemetery. Construction in the area was authorized in 1938 and the project was completed in 1941. Two plaques at the cemetery entrance mark the work of the WPA…. read more
WPA crews contributed to expanding Salt Lake City Municipal Airport, now Salt Lake City International. From the Salt Lake City International Airport history site: “At a cost of $52,000, Salt Lake City built an airport administration building that housed a passenger… read more
The Midvale Branch of the Salt Lake County library was constructed in 1940-41 by the Works Progress Administration (WPA). The building housed a library in front and the County Library headquarters and book processing department in the back. An auditorium… read more
Richard R. Lyman was a civil engineer and the vice-chairman of the Utah State Road Commission from 1908-1919. During the 1930s he was a member of an American Society of Civil Engineers commission that developed a grid system for street… read more
Bonding ($36,000) for a new San Juan courthouse was put a successful vote in February 1920 after citizens realized that their neighboring county (Grand) was building a large new courthouse. Construction in Monticello began soon thereafter, and the courthouse was… read more
In early 1937, San Juan High School burned to the ground. With the insurance payment and a federal grant from the Public Works Administration (PWA), the county school district was able to erect a new school building. The large brick Moderne… read more
A 160 foot wire and wood suspension bridge over the San Rafael river at Buckhorn Wash. The bridge was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in 1937, and dedicated by then Utah Governor Henry H. Blood. The Swinging Bridge… read more
WPA crews completed the Sanpete County courthouse in Manti in 1937.
“The Santaquin Junior High School, located at 75 W. 100 South in Santaquin, Utah, United States, was built in 1935 as a Public Works Administration (PWA) project. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. It… read more
The WPA built this school from native stone in Modena. The town has withered to nearly nothing since; only five families remain. The school is on the Utah National Register of Historic Places (#85000806).
Magna, Utah received a new school as part of a New Deal project. We believe the agency involved to be the Works Progress Administration (WPA); however the exact location and present status of the facility is unknown to Living New… read more
The Public Works Administration (PWA) and the Works Progress Administration funded the construction of an addition to a school building in Roosevelt, Duchesne County, Utah. (The town is named after T.R. not FDR) The school addition was designed by the… read more
“The Jordan School District Administration Building was built in 1935 as a Public Works Administration (PWA) project. It was part of a $75,000 PWA project that also included rebuilding the fire-razed Highland Boy Elementary School at Bingham which included an… read more
The gymnasium of the Spanish Fork school was paid for by the Public Works Administration (PWA). The design is elegant Art Deco with exaggerated Neoclassical Moderne columns over red brick. Today, the building houses the Nebo School District offices. It was nominated to… read more
“Built in 1935, the Scipio Town Hall is one of over 480 public works buildings constructed in Utah under various New Deal programs during the Depression years of the 1930’s and 40’s. … The Scipio Town Hall was intended for… read more
The CCC operated camp F-6 on Soapstone Creek near Kamas. The site appears to have served as YMCA Camp Roger since 1948, though the extent to which CCC traces remain is unknown. Based on the link to the “Camp Roger, Then and… read more
The Public Works Administration funded the construction of an addition to the South Cache High School in Hyrum, Cache County. The school was designed by the architecture firm K.C. Schaub of Logan, Utah. The contractor of record was Johnson &… read more
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) built the South Fork Ranger Station on the Alpine Loop Road (Highway 92), near the intersection of Highway 144, in 1933-34. The CCC enrollees who did the work were from Company 940 stationed in Camp… read more
Works Progress Administration (WPA) crews built the Salt Lake City Municipal Airport II, now known as South Valley Regional Airport, in 1942.
In 1935-37, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) built an art museum for the city of Springville UT. The building was designed in the style of the Spanish Colonial Revival style by local architect Claud S. Ashworth. The Nebo School District… read more
The Public Works Administration funded the construction of the St. George School in St. George, Washington County School District. Docket # 1223-R (Utah). The exact location and condition of this facility is unknown to the Living New Deal.