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Date added: July 5, 2023; Modified: July 14, 2023
A water disposal plant was constructed in Danbury, Connecticut as a result of multiple federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.)-sponsored projects. First, the P.W.A. supplied a $53,000 grant for a project whose total cost was $217,250. Construction occurred between Dec. 1934… read more
Date added: July 5, 2023
A school construction project was undertaken in Danbury as a federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) project. Living New Deal believes this to be South Street Elementary School. The original structure is located behind a newer addition to the facility. The… read more
Date added: July 5, 2023
A high school addition project was undertaken in Danbury as a federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) project. Living New Deal believes this to be Danbury’s former high school, now known as White Hall or Ives Concert Hall. Located at the… read more
Date added: July 5, 2023
A waterworks improvement project was undertaken as a federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) project. The P.W.A. supplied a $256,500 grant for the project, whose total cost was $583,095. Construction occurred between May 1936 and Jun. 1937. P.W.A. Docket No. CT… read more
Date added: December 22, 2017; Modified: July 5, 2023
The Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) conducted a large development / improvement program at Danbury Municipal Airport. Official Project Number: 165‐1‐15‐167 Total project cost: $1,202,620.00 Sponsor: Town of Danbury
Date added: February 20, 2018; Modified: February 20, 2018
The Civilian Conservation Corps (C.C.C.)’s Camp Fechner, which housed Company #2102 at Wooster Mountain State Park in Danbury, Connecticut, conducted the following improvement and development work: “removal and burning of over 80,000 elm trees to control Dutch Elm Disease; construction… read more
Date added: January 28, 2015; Modified: April 11, 2017
The Federal Correctional Institution in Danbury, Connecticut was constructed with Treasury Department funds and completed in 1940. The facility is still in use today.