Public Works Administration (PWA) project 1280 provided a grant of $16,411 for construction of a grammar school. Architect E. L. Malvaney designed the 1-story brick school. The Daily Clarion-Ledger reported both the high school and the elementary school were constructed… read more
Public Works Administration (PWA) project 1254 was for the Peoples Consolidated School. A loan in the amount of $1550 and grant for $4745 was approved 8/12/1937. Construction began 12/14/1937 and was completed 5/31/1938 for a total cost of $10,952.
The 1939 Colonial Revival post office was rehabilitated in 1999 and currently is home to a communications company. The company received a Heritage Award for Excellence in the rehabilitation of the historic building. It formerly contained bas relief sculptures by… read more
George Aarons’ three cast stone reliefs, “Development of the Postal Service,” were installed in 1939 in the then-new Ripley, Mississippi post office. They were moved to the new post office in 1999 and installed on the back work room floor…. read more
Located in rural Tippah County, about 5 miles west of Ripley, the Shady Grove School was constructed by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in 1936.
Public Works Administration (PWA) project 7312 for Ripley’s waterworks system was approved June 20, 1934 for a loan of $51,500 and a grant of $17,135. Construction was started 11/15/1935 and completed 11/5/1937. Ripley proposed to issue revenue bonds in order… read more