The University of Michigan’s East Quadrangle was constructed during the Great Depression with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. “Professor Lewis M. Gram, Director of Physical Plant Extension, submitted a communication to the Regents on August 22,… read more
“The Ann Arbor Farmers Market began in 1919 in front of the old courthouse and moved to its current site (formerly a lumber yard) in 1931. Permanent sheds were designed and built by the WPA between 1938 and 1940. Today… read more
The University of Michigan’s Kellogg Institute was constructed during the Great Depression with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. “The Kellogg Foundation, in co-operation with the School of Dentistry, formulated a plan to erect a building specially designed… read more
The University of Michigan’s Stockwell Hall was constructed during the Great Depression with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. “The building expansion plans of the University gained impetus in September 1938, when announcement was made of a grant… read more
The University Health Service Building on the campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor was constructed during the Great Depression with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. “The University Health Service Building, completed in 1940, is… read more
The University of Michigan, like numerous public universities around the country, received substantial financial assistance from federal Public Works Administration (PWA) during the Great Depression. Several buildings were constructed on the university’s campus as a result of federal grants, including… read more
Victor Vaughan Dormitory on the campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor was constructed during the Great Depression with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. (PWA Docket No. NY [X]1559)
The W.P.A. was responsible for construction of the band shell at West Park in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
The University of Michigan’s West Quadrangle was constructed during the Great Depression with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. “[A] proposal including a grant from the Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works of the federal government was… read more