In 1933-34, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) made improvements at the Aspen Grove Family Camp owned by Brigham Young University. The Aspen Grove camp was established after land was donated to Brigham Young University in 1921 and BYU started an… read more
In the late 1930s, the historic Carnegie Library in Provo, Utah was greatly expanded with a grant and labor provided by the Works Progress Administration (WPA). The Provo Library website tells us that, “On December 1, 1908 the Library moved… read more
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) built an extensive Recreation Center on the grounds of the Utah State Hospital for the mentally handicapped. The recreation center is popularly known as the “Provo Castle” or Castle Amphitheater. It includes an 800-seat stone amphitheater… read more
In 1935, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) set up Camp F-40 at the Provo Fairgrounds (now the Provo Airport). It was a permanent camp with wooden buildings that operated until 1941. It housed CCC Company 958, which moved there from… read more
The New Deal’s Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed sidewalks along Center Street in Provo in 1939.
The J. Will Robinson Federal Building occupies the former Provo main post office building, constructed c. 1936. The building bears an unexpected cornerstone from 1965, owing to the building’s extensive renovation at that time. The building houses multiple federal agencies… read more
Provo’s J. Will Robinson Federal Building houses a New Deal mural, “Early and Modern Provo,” by Everett C. Thorpe, completed in 1942. The work was commissioned by the federal Treasury Section of Fine Arts for what was then the main… read more
The Public Works Administration (PWA) funded the construction of what appears to have been an addition to the Franklin School in Provo UT. The original school building dated to the turn of the century, judging from the Utah Valley University… read more
The historic former Joaquin Elementary School in Provo, Utah was a New Deal project constructed with federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds during the late years of the Great Depression. The building has since been demolished.
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) established its first camp in the state of Utah near Provo in Utah County and began work on a host of projects, including soil conservation, recreation and water resources. One of those projects was contour… 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
Timpanogos Elementary School in Provo, Utah is now on its third incarnation. The original school on the site was built in 1892. That school was demolished in 1938 and replaced by a New Deal school constructed with Public Works Administration… read more
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) made extensive improvements to the Utah State Hospital for the mentally handicapped in 1936-37. WPA workers constructed a Recreation Center (now the Castle Amphitheater) and a Superintendent’s Residence (now the Hospital Museum), as well as… read more
The Museum at the historic Utah State Hospital for the mentally handicapped was formerly the Superintendent’s Residence, which was constructed by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in 1936-37 as part of a general improvements to the state hospital complex. That… read more