• City Hall Restoration - Petersburg VA
    Originally the U.S. Customs House and Post Office, this imposing building was constructed in the mid 19th century by the U.S. Treasury Department. "In 1938, the building was renovated as part of a Works Progress Administration project to become Petersburg's City Hall, and retains that use today."
  • Petersburg National Battlefield Development - Petersburg VA
    The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and Works Progress Administration (WPA) conducted numerous projects at what is now Petersburg National Battlefield, as detailed in Wallace and Conway's "A History of Petersburg National Battlefield," developing infrastructure, creating illustrations for the museum, and even serving as park guides. "CCC Company 1364 arrived from Camp Meade, Maryland, early on the morning of July 13, 1933, and established a camp, Camp MP-2, in the Fort Stedman area of the park." "Since the establishment of the camp in the park in 1933, most of the work of clearing underbrush, road building, sodding, and tree planting was done by...
  • Petersburg National Battlefield: Museum Art - Petersburg VA
    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) produced sketches and other works for what is now known as Petersburg National Battlefield. The status and present location of these works is unknown to Living New Deal. Wallace and Conway: "In time, additional displays included a number of attractive water colors, pastels, and charcoal illustrations done under a Works Progress Administration art project sponsored by the park in 1937. These illustrations depicted uniforms, battle scenes, and maps of battlefield areas around Petersburg and Richmond." Richmond Times-Dispatch: "The WPA art project for the Petersburg National Military Park in progress for a year and a half has been...
  • Post Office - Petersburg VA
    The historic post office building in Petersburg, Virginia, was constructed by the Treasury Department in 1935. The building is still in use today.
  • Post Office: Calfee Mural - Petersburg VA
    "Agricultural Scenes in Virginia" is one of two murals created for the Petersburg post office under the auspices of the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. The oil-on-canvas work depicts two primary agricultural crops of Virginia: tobacco and peanuts. It was painted in 1937 by William Calfee.
  • Post Office: Lewis Mural - Petersburg VA
    "Riding to Hounds" is one of two murals created for the Petersburg post office under the auspices of the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. The work, which depicts Virginia fox hunting, was painted in 1937 by Edwin S. Lewis.