Multiple New Deal agencies: the Civil Works Administration (CWA) and Works Progress Administration (WPA) were involved in the improvement and development of the park surrounding Lake Herington in Herington, Kansas. 1934: “Herington has been allotted $6,106 from the CWA state… read more
“The Herington Post Office was constructed by the PWA for $55,000. It was dedicated on December 12, 1935 and occupied on January 1, 1936. It contains one of six New Deal post office murals by Louis Freund. Supervising architect was… read more
New Deal mural entitled “Arrival of the First Train in Herington–1885” painted by H. Louis Freund in 1937. Medium: oil on canvas Size: 11′ x 5′
This WPA athletic field was originally built for Herington High School, now Herington Elementary School. “Rising from a concrete slab the field house building has random-range, quarry-faced ashlar limestone walls and a composition shingle roof. The end gables are parapeted… read more