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18th Street Paving – Jasper AL

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) carried out paving work on 18th Street in Jasper. According to the Secretary-Treasurer of the Jasper Land Company, the WPA’s road improvement work brought an increase in housing construction.

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Roads, Bridges, and Tunnels
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs

Jasper City Hall – Jasper AL

The Works Progress Administration built the Jasper City Hall, circa 1937. The exact location and condition of this facility is unknown to the Living New Deal.

Project type: Civic Facilities, City and Town Halls
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs

Municipal Auditorium – Jasper AL

The Works Progress Administration built the City Auditorium adjacent to Town Creek Park in Jasper. The structure is made of stone masonry with a concrete shingles roof.

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

People’s Hospital (demolished) – Jasper AL

The Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) built a hospital in Jasper, ca. 1934. The project was started by the Civil Works Administration (CWA) and completed by ERA. The facility, which was located at Birmingham Ave. and 19th St., has since been… read more

Project type: Education and Health, Hospitals and Clinics
Agency: Civil Works Administration (CWA), Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA), Work Relief Programs

Shields Bridge – Jasper AL

The Works Progress Administration built the Shields Bridge over Blackwater Creek in Jasper, Walker County. The Shields bridge was the first one of seven other identical bridges built in Walker County.

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Roads, Bridges, and Tunnels
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs

Town Creek Park – Jasper AL

The Works Progress Administration built a park that included a stone bridge over Town Creek.

Project type: Parks and Recreation, Landscaping and Tree Planting
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs

Walker County Home – Jasper AL

The Public Works Administration funded the construction of the Walker County Home in Jasper. The exact location or condition of this facility is unknown to the Living New Deal.  

Project type: Sculpture and Bas Relief, Art Works, Civic Facilities, Community Centers, Public Housing
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA), Public Works Funding

Walker County Jail – Jasper AL

The Works Progress Administration built a new county jail in Jasper, Walker County, circa 1937. The exact location and condition of the structure is unknown to the Living New Deal.

Project type: Military and Public Safety, Penal Facilities
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs

Walker County Library (demolished) – Jasper AL

The Works Progress Administration built the Walker County Library, adjacent to the WPA-built Walker County Courthouse in Jasper.

Project type: Civic Facilities, Education and Health, Libraries
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs

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