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Barton Heights Cemeteries Fence – Richmond VA

The Barton Heights Cemeteries in Richmond, Virginia “are encircled by a fence erected by the Works Progress Administration in 1935.”

Project type: Civic Facilities, Cemeteries
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Brook Field Park Swimming Pool – Richmond VA

Diving into Brook Field Park Swimming Pool

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed Richmond’s Brook Field Park Swimming Pool in 1938. The pool was a segregated one, operating exclusively for the African American people of the city, as was normal practice in the Jim Crow era.  … read more

Project type: Swimming Pools, Parks and Recreation
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Holden Rhodes House Restoration – Richmond VA

The City of Richmond, Virginia utilized Civil Works Administration funds to restore the Holden Rhodes House, a ca. 1840 Greek Revival granite house. An inappropriate addition of a two-story wraparound porch was removed and new porches constructed. In addition, handrails… read more

Project type: Archaeology and History, Historical Restoration
Agency: Civil Works Administration (CWA)

Oregon Hill Parkway and Retaining Walls – Richmond VA

From the National Park Service’s Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itinerary for Richmond: “The Works Progress Administration built the wide drive and stone retaining walls along Oregon Hill Park in the late 1930s, and the city rebuilt these in 2007… read more

Project type: Flood and Erosion control, Infrastructure and Utilities, Parks and Recreation, Roads, bridges, and tunnels
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Parcel Post Building (former) – Richmond VA

The historic former Parcel Post Building at 1100 E Main St. in Richmond, Virginia was originally designed by Marcellus Eugene Wright, Sr. in association with the Richmond architectural firm Lee & Smith & Van der Voort. According to some sources… read more

Project type: Federal Facilities, Federal Courthouses, Post Offices
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA), Treasury Department

Parcel Post Building (former): Cadmus Mural – Richmond VA

The former Parcel Post Building in Richmond, Virginia housed multiple examples of New Deal artwork: murals by Paul Cadmus and Jared French, respectively, which were commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. Paul Cadmus’s work was a [multi-panel?] mural… read more

Project type: Art Works, Murals
Agency: Treasury Section of Fine Arts (TSFA)

Parcel Post Building (former): French Mural – Richmond VA

The former Parcel Post Building in Richmond, Virginia housed multiple examples of New Deal artwork: murals by Paul Cadmus and Jared French, respectively, which were commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. Gerard French’s work was a mural: “Stuart’s… read more

Project type: Art Works, Murals
Agency: Treasury Section of Fine Arts (TSFA)

Saunders Station Post Office (former) – Richmond VA

The historic Saunders Station post office at 1635 W Broad Street in Richmond, Virginia was constructed in 1937-8 with Treasury Department funds. The building was sold in 2015 to private interests, while the post office relocated a few properties away.

Project type: Post Offices, Federal Facilities
Agency: Treasury Department

Virginia Commonwealth University: Monroe Park Campus Improvements – Richmond VA

The Richmond Professional Institute (RPI) was an educational institution established in 1917. It eventually merged with the Medical College of Virginia to become the Monroe Park Campus of the Virginia Commonwealth University. In the 1930s, as the Richmond Professional Institute,… read more

Project type: Colleges and Universities, Education and Health
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts – Richmond VA

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

“Before the erection of this art museum, the city of Richmond had no building suitable for the exhibition and storage of works of art. The structure is placed on the grounds of the soldiers’ home and the area surrounding it… read more

Project type: Education and Health, Museums
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA)

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