In the winter of 1933-34, the relief workers of the Civil Works Administration (CWA) built a fine stone wall, 4-6 feet high, around the entire 6.5 acre Citizens’ Cemetery. A metal fence has been added on top of the south… read more
The Prescott National Guard Armory was built from 1936 to 1939 by the relief workers of the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Today, it is called the Grace Sparkes Activity Center and the Prescott Parks and Recreation offices are located on… read more
The former City Park and Athletic Field (now the Ken Lindley Park) originated in 1908, but major improvements were made with relief labor provided by the Civil Works Administration (CWA) in the winter of 1933-34. It is likely that after… read more
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) carried out improvements to the grounds at the Miller Valley Elementary School in Prescott AZ in 1936-1937. From the WPA project card in the National Archives, it appears that these included a stone entrance to… read more
The Museum of Indigenous People was constructed 1933-1935 by relief workers employed by the Civil Works Administration (CWA) and Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA). It is built of local fieldstone and flagstone in a sober, if romanticized, indigenous style. It… read more
The Prescott Rodeo grounds at the Yavapai County Fairgrounds were constructed with the help of the New Deal in the mid-1930s. Among the improvements to what was then known as the Northern Arizona State Fairground were a large rodeo grandstand, administration… read more
In 1933-34, relief workers of the Civil Works Administration (CWA) built the Sharlot Hall Museum building. They also restored a rustic ranch house on the site and helped move and restore Fort Misery cabin, moved here from its original site…. read more
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed sidewalks all over Prescott AZ, including around Courthouse Plaza. According to the WPA stamp in the photograph, the sidewalk was part of Project No. 65-2-105 in 1936. Unfortunately, the entire plaza has been… read more
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) built sidewalks on both sides of North Arizona Street where it runs through Ken Lindley Park and in front of the Museum of Indigenous People in what is now the Prescott Armory Historic District. There… read more
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) built sidewalks all around Prescott AZ, including on the 300 block of South Washington Street, between 1936 and 1938. The WPA sidewalks on S. Washington are in good condition after eight decades. The contributors notes: “These… read more
Many street improvements were made in Prescott, Arizona during the Great Depression under a project funded by the federal Public Work Administration (PWA). It is difficult today to appreciate the importance of this kind of generic public works in a… read more
In 1936, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) built a bridge on E. Willis Street across a small wash just east of N. Virginia Street in Prescott AZ. It is a short bridge made of concrete and local stone, in typical… read more
The Walnut Creek Bridge in northern Yavapai County AZ was built in 1936 with the help of the New Deal. It crosses Walnut Creek on FS95 and may have been built to improve access to the Prescott National Forest ranger… read more
A waterworks-improvement project was undertaken in Prescott AZ during the Great Depression with the aid of Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $60,000 loan and $20,871 grant; the total cost of the project was $20,800. Work occurred… read more
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) built a bridge across Granite Creek on West Willis Street (at Granite St), just northwest of downtown Prescott AZ, in 1937. It is a simple concrete span with a central pillar and low railings. It… read more
Willow Creek dam and reservoir were constructed with Public Works Administration (PWA) funding in 1938-39. Willow Lake is now the centerpiece of Willow Lake Park and there is a 6-mile trail around the lake. It sits in an area called… read more