• Boreman Hall (WVU) - Morgantown WV
    West Virginia University's Boreman Hall was constructed between May 1934 and October 1935 with federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a loan of $446,080 and a grant of $179,876 for the project, whose total cost was $632,996. Originally known as the Men's Dorm, Boreman Hall is still in service. Construction of Boreman Hall is sometimes mis-attributed to the Works Progress Administration (WPA). PWA Docket No. WV 485
  • Fourth Ward School Addition - Morgantown WV
    An addition to Morgantown, West Virginia's Fourth Ward School was constructed in 1939 with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds.
  • Monogalia County School Improvements - Morgantown WV
    The Works Progress Administration completed improvements for the Monongalia County School, in Morgantown. The work included “Constructing ditch, laying water lines and grading school grounds, for county schools.” The exact location and condition of this project is unknown to the Living New Deal.
  • Morgantown Airport - Morgantown WV
    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) built the Morgantown Airport in Morgantown. Pictured are WPA crews grading and leveling the runways of the new airfield, in 1936.  
  • Richwood Ave. Retaining Wall - Morgantown WV
    In 1936, the WPA constructed a massive retaining a wall along Richwood Ave. in the Woodburn community of Morgantown, WV.
  • Sanitary Sewer - Morgantown WV
    The Works Progress Administration built a sanitary sewer system in Morgantown, Monongalia County, in 1936.
  • Stewart Street Improvements and Sewer System - Morgantown WV
    The Works Progress Administration completed road improvements and built a sewer system on Stewart Street in Morgantown, Monogalia County.
  • Storm Sewers in Second Ward - Morgantown WV
    The Works Progress Administration built storm sewers to drain a large section of Second Ward in Morgantown, Monogalia County.
  • University Avenue Improvements - Morgantown WV
    The Works Progress Administration completed improvements on University Avenue in Morgantown, Monogalia County.
  • West Virginia University: Stalnaker Hall (Women’s Hall) Additions - Morgantown WV
    The Public Works Administration (PWA) funded the construction of two additions on the northern and southern ends of Women's Hall, housing women’s dormitories at West Virginia University in Morgantown. (Project W. Va. 485.) The building is still in service today as a residence hall, under the name Stalnaker Hall. The brick structure was built in 1918, and PWA-funded additions were completed in 1935-1939. It is designed in Neoclassical Revival style. Stalnaker Hall was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
  • Wiley Street Improvements - Morgantown WV
    The Works Progress Administration completed improvements on Wiley Street in Morgantown, Monogalia County.