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|  The Pageant of Texas - Goliad, TX
in WPA Projects On display on the north wall of the mission museum at Goliad State Park is a large mural created under Public Works of Art Project. posted by: WalksfarTX location: Texas date approved: 7/8/2016 last visited: never |
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|  Refugio Hospital - Refugio, TX
in WPA Projects Three story white Art Deco hospital building, still in use today. posted by: WalksfarTX location: Texas date approved: 6/15/2019 last visited: never |
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|  Bee County Courthouse Addition – Beeville TX
in WPA Projects The Bee County, Texas Courthouse was built in 1912. In 1941 a Works Progress Administration (WPA) project built an L-plan brick addition to the south side of the courthouse. posted by: WalksfarTX location: Texas date approved: 9/4/2018 last visited: never |
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|  Guadalupe River Bridge – Cuero TX
in WPA Projects The Guadalupe River bridge was built to replace a truss bridge built by DeWitt county in 1887 because the bridge suffered a “light load capacity and inadequate roadway width.” posted by: WalksfarTX location: Texas date approved: 6/9/2018 last visited: never |
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|  US Post Office - Kenedy, TX
in WPA Projects The historic post office in Kenedy, Texas was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which was constructed in 1937, houses New Deal artwork inside and is still in use today. posted by: WalksfarTX location: Texas date approved: 7/8/2016 last visited: never |
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|  Post Office Mural - Kenedy, TX
in WPA Projects New Deal artwork: a Section of Fine Arts-commissioned mural, titled “Grist for the Mill,” completed in 1939. posted by: WalksfarTX location: Texas date approved: 7/8/2016 last visited: never |
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|  Municipal Park – Cuero TX
in WPA Projects The Works Progress (WPA) Administration built a lake, golf course, clubhouse, swimming pool, entrance portals and a baseball stadium between 1935 and 1937. posted by: WalksfarTX location: Texas date approved: 6/9/2018 last visited: never |
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|  City Hall and Auditorium - Karnes City, TX
in WPA Projects One story brick building in the Art Deco Style. City hall is at the front and the auditorium is behind it with a lovely columned entry. The City Hall entrance is covered and the words "City Hall" are metal along the edge. posted by: WalksfarTX location: Texas date approved: 6/6/2018 last visited: 4/7/2020 |
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|  Elementary School - Karnes City, TX
in WPA Projects One story beige brick building is part of Roger E. Sides Elementary School posted by: WalksfarTX location: Texas date approved: 6/6/2018 last visited: never |
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|  Aransas Migratory Waterfowl Refuge -- Austwell TX USA
in WPA Projects The Aransas Migratory Waterfowl Refuge (now known as the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge) was created in 1937 by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, built by CCC Company 880, and administered by the WPA posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Texas date approved: 4/15/2022 last visited: 4/27/2022 |
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|  Rockport School (former) – Rockport, TX
in WPA Projects Workers completed construction on the Rockport School, labeled Project Number 2813, under the PWA. The school was built on the site of an earlier Rockport school, a wooden structure. posted by: WalksfarTX location: Texas date approved: 7/8/2016 last visited: never |
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|  Roadside Park - Gonzales, TX
in WPA Projects Work was done by the National Youth Administration (NYA). posted by: WalksfarTX location: Texas date approved: 3/6/2021 last visited: never |
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|  Auditorium-Gymnasium & School Building - Gonzales, TX
in WPA Projects Both buildings have cornerstones with markings. They are blond brick structures. posted by: WalksfarTX location: Texas date approved: 10/24/2017 last visited: 3/5/2021 |
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|  Gonzales Memorial Museum, Amphitheater and Reflecting Pool – Gonzales, TX
in WPA Projects The memorial includes a museum, amphitheatre and reflecting pool designed by acclaimed architects Phelps & Dewees. posted by: WalksfarTX location: Texas date approved: 10/24/2017 last visited: 3/5/2021 |
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|  Wynn Seale Junior High School – Corpus Christi TX
in WPA Projects Completed in 1936 with a grant from the Public Works Administration. It is a Spanish Colonial Revival style with arcaded entry loggia, Churrigueresque ornamentation, fountains and red tiled roofs. posted by: WalksfarTX location: Texas date approved: 6/6/2018 last visited: never |
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|  Post Office – Robstown TX
in WPA Projects This historic post office constructed in 1939 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in use today. posted by: WalksfarTX location: Texas date approved: 6/6/2018 last visited: never |
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|  Founding and Subsequent Development of Robstown - Robstown, TX
in WPA Projects The mural in the lobby of the Robstown post office was painted by Alice Reynolds in 1941. The mural is in the business office section but can be viewed through glass doors from the post office box section. posted by: WalksfarTX location: Texas date approved: 6/6/2018 last visited: never |
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|  Auditorium-Gymnasium - Moulton, TX
in WPA Projects Erected by the Federal Emergewncy Administration of Public Works in 1939. posted by: WalksfarTX location: Texas date approved: 9/9/2019 last visited: never |
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|  Saffold Dam - Seguin, TX
in WPA Projects Overflow dam on the Guadalupe River south of Seguin. posted by: WalksfarTX location: Texas date approved: 6/15/2022 last visited: never |
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|  Max Starcke Park - Seguin, TX
in WPA Projects A local park in Seguin, TX that was at least partially built by the Works Progress Administration. posted by: ggmorton location: Texas date approved: 6/20/2008 last visited: 6/2/2018 |
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|  Park Square Fountain - Seguin, TX
in WPA Projects A 1935 WPA Project. posted by: WalksfarTX location: Texas date approved: 10/18/2018 last visited: 8/30/2021 |
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|  School Gymnasium – Waelder, TX
in WPA Projects Gymnasium in bad repair. posted by: WalksfarTX location: Texas date approved: 9/9/2019 last visited: never |
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|  Guadalupe County Courthouse – Seguin, TX
in WPA Projects The County Courthouse built in 1935 is the 3rd courthouse for Guadalupe County. posted by: WalksfarTX location: Texas date approved: 5/20/2015 last visited: 8/31/2021 |
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|  School Gymnasium (demolished) – Jourdanton TX
in WPA Projects The gym’s cornerstone and WPA plaque have been preserved in a brick enclosure on the school grounds. posted by: WalksfarTX location: Texas date approved: 9/22/2018 last visited: never |
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|  Seguin Municipal Building - Seguin, TX
in WPA Projects A 1935 WPA project designed by architect Louis Wirtz, the building exemplifies one period of architecture in Seguin. posted by: WalksfarTX location: Texas date approved: 10/18/2018 last visited: 11/3/2018 |
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