“The school population from Sebastopol and outlying areas gradually increased. By 1935 a new school was built as a WPA project on the same site as the original school, serving students that were bussed from all the outlying communities, the… read more
In 1935, the WPA demolished Sebastopol’s original wood-frame city hall and replaced it with a reinforced concrete building containing both municipal offices and a fire station. The Santa Rosa architectural firm, William F. Herbert and Clarence A. Caulkins designed the… read more
The WPA cleared brush and debris, corrected a severe drainage problem, built a playground.
The WPA terraced and landscaped the school grounds, and constructed playgrounds, fences, and bleachers. The statue of the globe shown below was also built in 1936 and may well have been a New Deal addition.
The historic post office in Sebastopol, California was completed in 1936 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in use today.
The historic post office in Sebastopol, California contains a New Deal mural: “Agriculture” (1937), 4′ x 15′ oil on canvas, painted by Malette Dean.