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Collection Summary
Collection: 00075 - Historical Data Project Photograph Collection
Folder: 0008
Item: 00282
Title: Community Building constructed by the WPA in Plaza (N.D.)
Date: 1936-1942
Inscription/Marks: On the front in green ink: Plaza Community Bldg. On the back: 0075-282, and "206" stamped.
Summary: A long rectangular two-story building, finished in stucco sits in the town of Plaza (N.D.). Built by WPA workers as a town hall or community building, the structure is designed in a simple Moderne or Art Deco style, with little ornamentation. The view is of the back and one side, and each end has a false front pediment rising above the roofline. The pediment wraps around and is different in shape on front and back. The front has a bit of a frontier arch to it, while the rear facade has a triangular pediment. Two garage doors are on the side near the rear corner of the structure. A number of doors and windows are set in the walls. but not in a symmetrical fashion. The building still exists and is used as a village hall.
Red ID: PH_I_144967 Image ID: 106001 Image Notes: 00075-00282

Collection: 00075 Digitized Images from Collection
Title: Historical Data Project Photograph Collection
Date: 1896-1942

Summary: Includes WPA buildings, road construction projects, images of drought, farming, irrigation projects, coal mining, 4-H activities, agriculture students in the National Youth Administration program, and North Dakota pioneers.

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