New Deal in Mississippi: Carrollton Community\u00a0House<\/h1>\n

Carrollton\u2019s rustic style community house<\/a><\/strong> was constructed of native pine logs<\/a><\/strong> in 1935-1936 by the Works Progress Administration.\u00a0 Carroll Van West, who has documented a number of New Deal Administration works in Tennessee, indicates that the two primary architectural styles associated with depression-era buildings were the \u201cgovernment rustic\u201d and PWA Moderne or WPA Moderne, depending upon which agency funded the construction.\u00a0 The rustic style originated in the early park designs, using the natural resources of timber and stone, thought appropriate for a concept of \u201crising out of the ground.\u201d<\/p>\n

Superintendent of construction\u00a0 was David Felts, a builder and contractor from Carrollton.\u00a0 The community house was restored in 2001, and received the 2002 Heritage Award of Merit for restoration (Mississippi Heritage Trust).<\/p>\n

New Deal in Mississippi: Carrollton Community House<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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