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Bryan Hall (I.U.) – Bloomington IN

The William Lowe Bryan Administration Building at Indiana University was originally completed in 1936 with PWA funding. At the time it was simply named the Administration Building. It was renamed in 1957 after William Lowe Bryan. It is located at… read more

Project type: Colleges and Universities, Education and Health
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA), Public Works Funding

Cascades Park – Bloomington IN

Cascade Park, Bloomington, IN 

The Works Progress Administration built facilities in Cascades Park in Bloomington, Indiana. The original construction included drinking fountains, shelters, picnic tables of limestone slabs. Today the park spans 68 acres with original features, hiking trails, softball fields.

Project type: Parks and Recreation, Athletic Courts and Fields, Paths and Trails, Picnic and Other Facilities, Shelters
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs

Cravens Hall (I.U.) – Bloomington IN

Cravens, originally the north wing of an all-men’s dorm, is now part of Collins Living-Learning Center, an undergraduate community at Indian University. It was constructed by the Federal Works Agency (FWA) in 1940.

Project type: Colleges and Universities, Education and Health
Agency: Federal Works Agency (FWA), Public Works Funding

Edmondson Hall (I.U.) – Bloomington IN

Edmondson Hall, originally the west wing of the Men’s Dorm, is now part of Collins Living-Learning Center, a dorm and classroom building for undergraduate students at Indiana University. It was constructed by the Federal Works Agency (FWA) in 1940.

Project type: Colleges and Universities, Education and Health
Agency: Federal Works Agency (FWA), Public Works Funding

Indiana University Auditorium – Bloomington IN

In the 1930s through the early 1940s, Indiana University’s Bloomington campus was expanded through New Deal funding. The construction of the IU Auditorium (formerly the Hall of Music) began in 1938 with PWA funding. The Auditorium is built with Southern… read more

Project type: Colleges and Universities, Education and Health
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA), Public Works Funding

Rose Hill Cemetery Improvements – Bloomington IN

“Rose Hill Cemetery now encompasses 28 acres. Limestone walls along the north and west sides, and ditches throughout, were installed in 1936 as a Works Progress Administration project. Buried over time, the ditches were discovered and restored in 1993.”

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

Swain Hall West (I.U.) – Bloomington IN

The Physical Science Building (now Swain Hall West) houses Indiana University’s Physics and Astronomy departments. Estimates for building construction began in 1938, and the building was completed in 1940 by the Federal Works Agency (FWA).

Project type: Colleges and Universities, Education and Health
Agency: Federal Works Agency (FWA), Public Works Funding

Woodburn Hall (I.U.) – Bloomington IN

Woodburn Hall was the first home of IU’s School of Business (now the Kelley School of Business, located in Hodge Hall). Woodburn now houses the African Studies and Political Science departments. It  also contains two murals by Thomas Hart Benton.

Project type: Colleges and Universities, Education and Health
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA), Public Works Funding

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