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New Deal places in Pope County
22 New Deal places in Pope County are on the map. Parks and recreation (1); Schools, gyms and job training (9); Libraries, armories and community buildings (2); Water, dams and utilities (1); Forests, fire towers and conservation (1); CCC camps (6); Other public works (2). 3 have a full story with sources.
Parks and recreation 1
- Russellville park project
UCA photo catalog identifies a Russellville park project circa 1936.
Schools, gyms and job training 9
- Caraway Hall--Arkansas Tech University
This H-shaped brick dormitory at Arkansas Tech was built in 1934 with Public Works Administration money, designed by Little Rock architect A.
- Girls' Domestic Science and Arts Building--Arkansas Tech University
This Arkansas Tech classroom building dates from 1913, but in 1935 it was largely rebuilt with Public Works Administration money, designed by Haralson and Nelson.
- Williamson Hall at Arkansas Tech University
Arkansas Tech president Joseph Hull was also the state director of the National Youth Administration, which hired young people aged 16 to 25.
- Center Valley WPA school
Companion school described in the well-house nomination.
- Fair View School
Rural school serving Ball Hill, Orchard, and East Point.
- Mountain View School
- Physical Education Building at Arkansas Tech University
- Russellville Junior and Senior High School WPA replacement
Replacement school following fire; original 1930 building distinguished from federally assisted rebuilding.
- Russellville NYA resident training campus
AHPP context reports an NYA resident training project at Arkansas Polytechnic College; a modern transcription of a 1938 account reports campus construction.
Libraries, armories and community buildings 2
- Riggs-Hamilton American Legion Post No. 20
Veterans assembly and civic meeting hall.
- Russellville Public Library
Original civic library, later called Heritage Hall.
Water, dams and utilities 1
- Center Valley Well House
Open stone shelter for school water supply, using leftover school materials.
Forests, fire towers and conservation 1
- Henry R. Koen Forest Service Building
Urban Forest Service and CCC headquarters, with congressional appropriation and Treasury architectural design.
CCC camps 6
Other public works 2
- Caraway Hall
Arkansas Tech hall with documented PWA loan financing and 1934 architectural design.
- Hughes Hall
Arkansas Tech classroom building.
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