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Tag Archives: WPA

Sandstrom’s Pool and Dance Hall

26 Saturday Dec 2020

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Dance Halls, Historic Buildings, Libraries, NRHP, Pool Halls, Post Offices, Sanpete County, Spring City, utah, WPA

Sandstrom’s Pool and Dance Hall

William Sandstrom built this two-story frame and adobe commercial building in 1911. The first floor operated as a pool hall with a dance hall above. Later in the century, it was operated as a grocery store. It also served as the post office and, during the 1930s, had a WPA library on the upper floor. At one time it was occupied by the Dahl family.

Located at 37 N Main St in Spring City, Utah

William Sandstrom (1877-1911) built this two-story adobe-lined, wood frame commercial building about 1911. The first floor operated as a pool hall with a dance hall above. After Sandstrom’s death, James W. Blain ran a grocery store here and in the teens it was the post office. It also served as a bicycle shop, WPA library, and Dahl’s Grocery.*

Little Cottonwood Road and Bridge

15 Saturday Aug 2020

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Little Cottonwood Canyon, New Deal Funded, Salt Lake County, Sandy, utah, WPA

Little Cottonwood Road and Bridge – one of many New Deal Funded Projects in Utah. It was a project to built/repair the road into Little Cottonwood Canyon and the bridge over the creek and it was done by Salt Lake County and the WPA (Works Progress Administration) in 1935-1937.

Draper Park School

04 Thursday Jun 2020

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Located at 12441 S 900 E in Draper, Utah and designed by School District Architect Niels Edward Liljenberg, the Draper Park School was constructed in 1912, replacing an 1883 school on the same site. The building was named in honor of Dr. John R. Park, a leading figure in Utah’s educational history and early school teacher in Draper. The school originally accommodated both elementary and junior high school students. Additions were made to the south of the building in 1928 and to the east in 1963. In 1938 a mural depicting the history of education in Draper was painted on the interior by artist Paul Smith as a WPA project. The school was converted into the Draper City Hall and community center around 1980 and is the home of the Draper Historical Society.

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  • Draper, Utah
  • NRHP # 80003913

Mount Pleasant High School Mechanical Arts Building

27 Wednesday May 2020

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High School Mechanical Arts Buildings, Mechanical Arts Buildings, Mt Pleasant, New Deal Funded, PWA, Sanpete County, utah, WPA

Built in 1935-36, the Mount Pleasant High School Mechanical Arts Building
is part of the Public Works Buildings Thematic Resources nomination and is w significant because it helps document the impact of New Deal programs in Utah, which was one of the states that the Great Depression of the 1930s most severely affected. In 1933 Utah had an unemployment rate of 36 percent, the fourth highest in the country, and for the period 1932-1940 Utah’s unemployment rate averaged 25 percent. Because the depression hit Utah so hard, federal programs were extensive in the state. Overall, per capita federal spending in Utah during the 1930s was 9th among the 48 states, and the percentage of workers on federal work projects was far above the national average. Building programs were of great importance. During the 1930s virtually every public building constructed in Utah, including county courthouses, city halls, fire stations, national guard armories, public school buildings, and a variety of others, were built under federal programs by one of several agencies, including the Civil Works Administration (CWA), the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA), the National Youth Administration (NYA), the Works Progress Administration (WPA), or the Public Works Administration (PWA), and almost without exception none of the buildings would have been built when they were without the assistance of the federal government.

The Mount Pleasant High School Mechanical Arts Building is one of 233
public works buildings identified in Utah that were built during the 1930s and early 1940s. Only 130 of those 233 buildings are known to remain today and retain their historic integrity. This is one of 107 public school buildings
constructed in Utah, 55 of which remain. In Sanpete County 18 buildings were built. This is one of 11 that remain and are relatively unaltered.

The building was constructed between 1935 and 1936 as a Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) project. It was a duplicate of the Moroni High School Mechanical Arts Building that was constructed at the same time. The project was approved in November 1934; construction began in January of 1935 and was completed in April 1936.

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  • Mt Pleasant, Utah
  • New Deal Funded Projects
  • NRHP # 85000813

This building is one of three high school shop buildings constructed in
Sanpete County using the same basic design. The other two are in Ephraim and Moroni, both of which are still standing and eligible for nomination. All
three of these buildings are large, two-story box-like structures with
rectangular plans and centrally placed two-story entrance porticos. The Mt.
Pleasant building, like the one in Moroni, is built of cream-colored limestone and has a low-pitched hip roof. The openings are arranged symmetrically around the entrance bay which has a gable roof, heavy cornice returns, a round arch upper story window, and a molded cornice over the door itself. There are low-relief quoins at the corners. The building remains in good original condition.

Moroni High School Mechanical Arts Building

27 Wednesday May 2020

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High School Mechanical Arts Buildings, Mechanical Arts Buildings, Moroni, New Deal Funded, PWA, Sanpete County, utah, WPA

Built in 1935-36, the Moroni High School Mechanical Arts Building is part
of the Utah Public Works Administration (PWA) and Works Progress
Administration (WPA) Buildings Thematic Nomination and is significant because it helps document the impact of New Deal programs in Utah, which was one of the states that the Great Depression of the 1930s most severely affected. In 1933 Utah had an unemployment rate of 36 percent, the fourth highest in the country, and for the period 1932-1940 Utah’s unemployment rate averaged 25 percent. Because the depression hit Utah so hard, federal programs were extensive in the state. Overall, per capita federal spending in Utah during the 1930s was 9th among the 48 states, and the percentage of workers on federal work projects was far above the national average. Building programs were of great importance. During the 1930s virtually every public building constructed in Utah, including county courthouses, city halls, fire stations, national guard armories, public school buildings, and a variety of others, were built under federal programs by one of several agencies, including the Civil Works Administration (CWA), the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA), the National Youth Administration (NYA), the Works Progress Administration (WPA), or the Public Works Administration (PWA), and almost without exception none of the buildings would have been built when they were without the assistance of the federal government.

The Moroni High School Mechanical Arts Building is one of 233 public works buildings identified in Utah that were built during the 1930s and early 1940s. Only 130 of those 233 buildings are known to remain today and retain their historic integrity. This is one of 107 public school buildings
constructed, 55 of which remain. In Sanpete County 18 buildings were built.
This is one of 11 that remain.

The building was constructed between 1935 and 1936 as a Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) project. It was a duplicate of the Mt. Pleasant High School Mechanical Arts Building that was constructed at the same time. The project was approved in November 1934; construction began in January of 1935 and was completed in April 1936.

Other historic Mechanical Arts Buildings in Utah:

  • Ephraim
  • Morgan
  • Moroni (this one)
  • Mt Pleasant
  • Park City
  • Springville

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  • Moroni, Utah
  • New Deal Funded Projects
  • NRHP # 85000812

Cedar City Armory

16 Saturday May 2020

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Armories, Cedar City, Historic Buildings, Iron County, New Deal Funded, utah, WPA

I haven’t been able to find out exactly where this was located, if you know please comment on this page or let me know.

During the 1930s, UTNG used federal money, often supplied through the Works Progress Administration (WPA), to build or expand a number of UTNG facilities. The WPA funded eight armories and several garage and storage areas for the UTNG. By 1940, 13 armories were in use by the Utah Guard including” that in Cedar City.

The location of the historic armory is presently unknown to Living New Deal. The building has since been demolished.

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  • Cedar City, Utah
  • New Deal Funded Projects

Spanish Fork National Guard Armory

12 Tuesday May 2020

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During the 1930s, UTNG used federal money, often supplied through the Works Progress Administration (WPA), to build or expand a number of UTNG facilities. The WPA funded eight armories and several garage and storage areas for the UTNG. By 1940, 13 armories were in use by the Utah Guard including” that in Spanish Fork. The historic armory in Spanish Fork has since been demolished.(*)

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Nephi National Guard Armory

12 Tuesday May 2020

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During the 1930s, UTNG used federal money, often supplied through the Works Progress Administration (WPA), to build or expand a number of UTNG facilities. The WPA funded eight armories and several garage and storage areas for the UTNG. By 1940, 13 armories were in use by the Utah Guard including” that in Nephi.

“Construction of the National Guard armory in Nephi will be furthered with $34,669” in WPA funds, Provo’s Daily Herald reported.(*)

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New Deal Projects in Utah

05 Tuesday May 2020

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New Deal Funded, PWA Projects, utah, WPA

The Great depression was extremely hard on Utah, federal agencies gave funding as part of the New Deal for projects to keep people working.

Utah had 232/233/226 (I’ve seen different numbers reported) projects.

Below are listed the WPA (Works Progress Administration), PWA (Public Works Administration), CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) and other New Deal projects I’ve found and documented.

Projects in Alpine

  • City Hall

Projects in Alta

  • Alta Ski Resort Lodges

Projects in American Fork

  • American Fork School Improvements
  • Amphitheater
  • Timpanogos Cave National Monument: Campgrounds
  • Timpanogos Cave National Monument: Improvements
  • Timpanogos Cave National Monument: Superintendent’s Residence
  • Wall at Quail Cove

Projects in Beaver

  • Post Office
  • Post Office Mural

Projects in Blanding

  • San Juan High School (former)
  • Water System Development

Projects in Bluffdale

  • Camp W.G. Williams Historic Masonry Ditch
  • Camp W.G. Williams Hostess House

Projects in Brigham City

  • Box Elder High School Gymnasium (demolished)
  • Cemetery Improvements

Projects in Bryce Canyon

  • Bryce Canyon Airport Hangar
  • Bryce Canyon National Park
  • Cabins
  • Miscellaneous Improvements
  • Rainbow Point
  • Road Work
  • South Campground
  • Trail Work

Projects in Callao

  • CCC Camp

Projects in Castle Dale

  • CCC Camp G-27
  • Emery County Courthouse

Projects in Cedar City

  • Armory (demolished)
  • Cedar Breaks National Monument
  • Cedar City High School 

Projects in Coalville

  • North Summit Grammar School

Projects in Draper

  • Mural in Draper Park School

Projects in Duschesne

  • Duchesne High School (former)

Projects in Ephraim

  • Mechanical Arts Building (former)

Projects in Eureka

  • Eureka School

Projects in Fairview

  • City Hall

Projects in Fillmore

  • Armory
  • Town Hall

Projects in Flowell

  • Community House

Projects in Fountain Green

  • Fish Hatchery

Projects in Garland

  • Armory (former)

Projects in Green River

  • Filtration Plant (former)

Projects in Heber

  • Waterworks

Projects in Helper

  • Civic Auditorium
  • Post Office
  • Post Office Mural

Projects in Hinckley

  • Hinckley High School Gymnasium

Projects in Hyrum

  • South Cache High School Addition
  • Street Improvements

Projects in Jensen

  • Dinosaur Quarry Expansion
  • Quarry Entrance Road Drainage Channel

Projects in Kamas

  • Kamas High School (demolished)

Projects in Kanab

  • Kanab Heritage Museum
  • Kanab Library
  • Kanab School
  • Soapstone CCC Camp

Projects in Layton

  • East Layton Water System
  • Town Hall

Projects in Leeds

  • Oak Grove Campground and CCC Camp

Projects in Lewiston

  • Lewiston Community Building

Projects in Loa

  • Wayne County Courthouse

Projects in Logan

  • Adams Elementary School
  • Armory (demolished)
  • CCC Barracks at Tony Grove in Logan Canyon
  • Family Life Building (USU)
  • Lund Hall at USU (demolished)
  • Old Main Hill Amphitheater (USU)
  • Utah State University: Home Economics (Commons Building)
  • Wilson Elementary School Addition

Projects in Magna

  • Fire Station (former)
  • School (former)

Projects in Manila

  • Manns Campground

Projects in Manti

  • Armory (demolished)
  • Sanpete County Courthouse

Projects in Mendon

  • Mendon School

Projects in Midvale

  • Community Center (Old City Hall)
  • Drown Cabin Restoration

Projects in Midway

  • Fish Hatchery
  • Town Hall

Projects in Minersville

  • Cemetery Improvements
  • City Hall

Projects in Moab

  • Arches National Park
  • City Center (former School Building)
  • Grand County Courthouse
  • Water and Sewer Systems

Projects in Modena

  • School

Projects in Morgan

  • Elementary School (demolished)
  • Mechanical Arts Building (former)
  • Middle School

Projects in Moroni

  • Mechanical Arts Building (former)

Projects in Mountain Home

  • Moon Lake Project

Projects in Mt Pleasant

  • City Hall
  • Mechanical Arts Building (former)
  • Memorial Hall (Old Armory)

Projects in Murray

  • Arlington School (demolished)
  • Bonnyview School (demolished) Addition and Remodeling
  • Bonnyview School Grounds Development
  • Liberty School Improvements (demolished)
  • Municipal Power Building & Offices
  • Murray City Center
  • Water Supply

Projects in Myton

  • Midview Dam
  • Myton Grade School

Projects in Nephi

  • National Guard Armory

Projects in North Ogden

  • North Ogden Elementary School (demolished)

Projects in Ogden

  • El Monte Clubhouse
  • Ogden High School
  • Ogden Municipal Building
  • Ogden River Project
  • State Industrial School Improvements

Projects in Orderville

  • Valley School

Projects in Panguitch

  • Panguitch High School

Projects in Park City

  • Marsac School / City Hall
  • Deer Valley Resort
  • War Veteran’s Memorial Building

Projects in Payson

  • Payson School

Projects in Pine Valley

  • Canal
  • CCC Camp F-17 
  • Desert Experimental Range Station

Projects in Plain City

  • Plain City School Gymnasium 

Projects in Pleasant Grove

  • City Hall

Projects in Plymouth

  • Plymouth Grade School

Projects in Price

  • Barrier Canyon Mural (in the USU Eastern Prehistoric Museum)
  • Gordon Creek Bridge
  • Hangar
  • Mead’s Wash Bridge
  • Municipal Building (City Hall & Auditorium)
  • Municipal Building Murals
  • Utah State University Eastern: Administration Building (demolished)

Projects in Provo

  • Aspen Grove Improvements
  • Carnegie Library (former) Expansion
  • Castle Amphitheater 
  • Center Street Sidewalks
  • Federal Building
  • Federal Building Mural
  • Franklin School (former) Addition
  • Mountain Contour Terracing
  • Pioneer Museum
  • Timpanogos Elementary School (demolished)
  • Utah County Infirmary remodel
  • Utah State Hospital Improvements
  • Utah State Hospital Improvements
  • Utah State Hospital Museum

Projects in Richmond

  • Community Building
  • North Cache High School Addition

Projects in Roosevelt

  • Roosevelt High School

Projects in Salina

  • CCC Camp F-32
  • City Hall

Projects in Salt Lake

  • Barrier Canyon Mural (in the Natural History Museum of Utah)
  • CCC Camp at Big Cottonwood Canyon
  • Campgrounds and Trails in Millcreek Canyon
  • Capitol Murals (State Capitol Rotunda)
  • City and County Building Repairs from the 1934 Earthquake
  • Forest Dale Golf Course Clubhouse
  • Fort Douglas
  • Fort Douglas: Barracks
  • Fort Douglas: Bath House & other improvements
  • Fort Douglas: CCC Warehouse & Stables
  • Fort Douglas: NCO Quarters
  • Fort Douglas: Officer Quarters
  • Fort Douglas: Recreation Hall & Pool
  • Little Cottonwood Canyon Road
  • Little Cottonwood Creek Bridge (Little Cottonwood Canyon)
  • Memory Grove Park
  • Miller Park
  • Salt Lake City Cemetery
  • Salt Lake City International Airport
  • School District Administration Building (Jordan School District)
  • Storm Mountain Amphitheater ( Big Cottonwood Canyon)
  • Storm Mountain Picnic Area ( Big Cottonwood Canyon)
  • Sugarhouse Station Post Office (former)
  • University of Utah
  • University of Utah: Bureau of Mines Building
  • University of Utah: Carlson Hall (demolished)
  • University of Utah: Einar Nielsen Fieldhouse
  • University of Utah: Seismograph Building (demolished)
  • University of Utah: Thomas Library (Crocker Science Center)
  • Utah Outdoor Camp (The Spruces) (Big Cottonwood Canyon)
  • VA Hospital (former) Landscaping
  • Wasatch Boulevard

Projects in Santaquin

  • Santaquin Junior High School

Projects in Scipio

  • Senior Citizens Center (Old Town Hall)

Projects in Spanish Fork

  • Armory (demolished)
  • School Gymnasium (former)

Projects in Spring City

  • WPA Library in the Sandstrom Building

Projects in Springville

  • Springville Museum of Art

Projects in St. George

  • St. George School
  • Water System

Projects in Syracuse

  • Pump House

Projects in Tooele

  • Post Office
  • Tooele Pioneer Museum (Old City Hall)

Projects in Tremonton

  • Bear River High School (possibly in Garland?)

Projects in Trenton

  • Waterworks

Projects in Vernal

  • CCC Camp
  • CCC Camps at the Uintah-Ouray Reservation
  • CCC Reservoir 
  • Central School (former)
  • Fairgrounds Grandstand
  • Recreation Hall

Projects in Veyo

  • CCC Camp F-31

Projects in Wallsburg

  • Provo River Project

Projects in West Jordan

  • South Valley Regional Airport

Projects in Woodland

  • Woodland Grade School

Projects in Zion National Park

  • Zion National Park
  • Zion National Park: Bridge Abutments
  • Zion National Park: Canyon Overlook Trail
  • Zion National Park: East and South Entrance Signs
  • Zion National Park: East Entrance Check-In
  • Zion National Park: Great White Throne Overlook
  • Zion National Park: Pine Creek Irrigation Canal
  • Zion National Park: South Campground Amphitheater
  • Zion National Park: Trail Work and Roadwork
  • Zion National Park: Virgin River Rip Rap

Projects in other parts of Utah

  • Capitol Reef National Park
  • Dam at Mormon Gap (between Garrison and Frisco)
  • Grand County Flood Control and Range Conservation
  • Hell’s Backbone Road in Garfield County
  • Navajo Lake Dike
  • Overlook Shelter on Brian Head Peak
  • San Rafael Bridge in Emery County
  • Torrey-Boulder Road in Garfield County

Sanpete County Court House

23 Monday Mar 2020

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Courthouses, Historic Buildings, Manti, NRHP, PWA Projects, Sanpete County, utah, WPA

The gorgeous Sanpete County Court House is located at 160 N Main in Manti, Utah.

It is on the National Register of Historic Places and was build in 1935 as a PWA project.

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These are some of the cool paintings I saw inside:

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