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New Deal places in Benton County

7 New Deal places in Benton County are on the map. Parks and recreation (1); Art and murals (1); Courthouses, post offices and city halls (1); Schools, gyms and job training (3); Housing and farm communities (1). 5 have a full story with sources.

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Parks and recreation 1

Lake Atalanta Park Rogers, Benton County · Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Rogers got WPA approval in 1936 for a park and lake on about 100 acres, estimated at $53,667, and it opened in 1937.

Art and murals 1

Siloam Springs post office mural Siloam Springs, Benton County · Treasury Section of Fine Arts
Bertrand Adams got more criticism from Washington than any other artist painting for Arkansas, and nearly quit.

Courthouses, post offices and city halls 1

Old Bentonville Post Office Bentonville · Treasury Section of Fine Arts
Bentonville's post office was built in 1935 with Treasury Department money.

Schools, gyms and job training 3

Norwood School Norwood, Benton County · Works Progress Administration (WPA)
This native-stone school was built by the WPA during the Depression.
Siloam Springs High School Siloam Springs, Benton County · Works Progress Administration (WPA) · reported gone
The WPA built a high school here in 1940.
Garfield Elementary School Benton

Housing and farm communities 1

Northwest Arkansas Farms Benton County · Resettlement Administration

Places come from public inventories and are being checked one by one. Know one we missed, or one that’s gone? Open it on the map and use “Been here? Is it still standing?”. Updated 2026-10-14. Printed from dylanedgell.com/arkansas-new-deal