• Central Fire Station - Greenwich CT
    Greenwich's Central Fire Station was constructed in 1937-9 as a New Deal project. The Public Works Administration (PWA) provided a $119,250 grant for the project, whose total cost was $326,788. PWA Docket No. CT 1274. CTHistory: "In February 1936 the Board of Selectmen recommended “the appointment of a paid fire chief who shall have charge of all fire departments within the town, the appointment of a 15-man force to be on duty at all times in the Central Fire Station, installation of an automatic fire alarm system to be housed in the Central Fire Station.” In addition $45,000 (over $700,000 today) was approved...
  • Greenwich Public Library Mural - Greenwich CT
    This 1935 mural by James Daugherty entitled "The Life and Times of General Israel Putnam" was funded by the WPA's Federal Arts Project. The mural is 9 x 22 feet. It was originally painted for the Greenwich Town Hall but moved to the Hamilton Avenue School in 1940. In 1998, the mural was removed from the school and restored. It now hangs in the Greenwich Public Library. "At a time when Americans needed heroes to promote patriotic feelings eroded by the Depression, an authentic folk hero presented a superlative mural subject. Putnam's legendary exploits and courageous actions presented Daugherty with the opportunity...
  • Incinerator (demolished) - Greenwich CT
    Greenwich, Connecticut's town incinerator was constructed with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration funds during the 1930s. The structure, which served from 1938 to 1977, has since been demolished. The land now constitutes part of Christiano Park. PWA Docket No. CT 1278 provided a grant of $72,192 to the town for the incinerator's construction, which covered much of the project's $169,914 final cost. Construction started in March 1938 and was completed in November of that year.
  • Merritt Parkway - Fairfield County CT
    The historic Merritt Parkway was constructed during the 1930s with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds. "In spring 1934, a $347,000 PWA grant was approved for grading and bridges along seven miles of the highway in Greenwich and Trumbull with an additional grant of $91,077 awarded later the same year." (LOC.gov .pdf) (Though the project continued for several years afterward, this would be the extent of federal funding contributions to the highway.) Listed in the Historic Register of Historic Places, highlights of the project include a large collection of unique and historic highway bridges. "The Merritt Parkway is of...
  • Post Office (former) Extension - Greenwich CT
    The historic post office in downtown Greenwich, Connecticut was originally constructed in 1916-7. A rear extension was added to the building to as part of a New Deal project completed in 1938 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building is now privately owned. An example of New Deal artwork created for the facility has since been relocated.
  • Post Office (former) Mural - Greenwich CT
    This Section of Fine Arts mural, entitled "Old Days in Greenwich," was painted by Victoria Hutson Huntley in 1939. Created for the historic main post office for Greenwich, the mural has since been relocated: "The Board of Ed and the Greenwich Board of Selectmen finalized a loan agreement that will allow installation of the large mural depicting Colonial life in Greenwich in the lobby of the Havemeyer Building," which is located roughly across the street from the old P.O.