Spencer State Forest: Residence – Spencer MA
Date added: September 20, 2023
The Civilian Conservation Corps Camp S-60 from Brimfield built a supervisor’s residence in the Spencer State Forest in 1937-38.
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Woodland School (former) Painting – South Hadley MA
Date added: August 18, 2023
The Civil Works Administration (CWA) conducted a painting project at the former Woodland School (now South Hadley Council on Aging) in South Hadley, Massachusetts.
Farm Pond Development – Sherborn MA
Date added: August 17, 2023
Multiple New Deal work relief agencies were involved with developing the Farm Pond in Sherborn, Massachusetts, conducting work on the following: Bath House Recreational bath house facility designed and built by WPA/ERA. One-story cobblestone building with center gabled porch, shingled… read more
Otsego Ave. Sidewalks – Lowell MA
Date added: May 28, 2023
The Works Progress Administration built sidewalks on Otsego Ave. The plaque embedded in the sidewalk has no date.
CCC Camp S-82, Company 1139 – Townsend MA
Date added: April 18, 2023
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) built the CCC Camp S-82, Company 1139, in Townsend, MA, starting on August 1st, 1935. Camp S-82 was located near an old granite quarry off Old Turnpike Road and the Boston and Maine Railroad tracks,… read more
Comet Train (Demolished) – Boston MA
Date added: February 4, 2023
In 1934, the Public Works Administration (PWA) loaned the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company $7 million for equipment repair, new track installation, and new equipment purchases. Among the new purchases was the $250,000 Comet, a streamlined Diesel-electric… read more
Windsor State Forest – Windsor MA
Date added: January 22, 2023
The Civilian Conservation Corps completed work at the Windsor State Forest in Windsor MA, between 1933 and 1938. “Located deep in the rolling hills of the Berkshires, Windsor State Forest is known for its beauty. Visitors can experience the cascading… read more
Newton North High School Murals – Newton MA
Date added: August 25, 2022
The Federal Arts Project (FAP) funded the Newton (now Newton North) High School Murals in Newton MA. Painted by Maurice Compris, the mural triptych depicts “Education,” “Commerce,” and “Industry.” It was dedicated as a memorial to Leighton Brown, class of… read more
Post Office Bas Relief – Clinton MA
Date added: May 9, 2022
A plaster bas relief: “History of a Letter,” was created by Theodore C. Barbarossa in 1939 as a commission by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. The work was originally installed in the then-new post office on Union Street. It… read more
Turners Falls-Gill Bridge – MA
Date added: April 28, 2022
The federal Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) allocated funds in 1936 to the tune of $372,722 (not adjusted for inflation) for the reconstruction of a span across the Connecticut River between the Town of Montague [Turner Falls] and Gill, Mass. The… read more
Newtowne Court – Cambridge MA
Date added: February 12, 2022
Newtowne Court is a 294 units apartment complex located in the town of Cambridge, MA. There are eight three-story walk-up buildings; most entrances serve six to nine apartments. Includes 6 units for households with vision impairments. This was one of… read more
Log Cabins – Mohawk State Forest MA
Date added: March 28, 2021
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) built cabins at Mohawk Trail State Forest and Savoy State Forest, MA, circa 1934. The architect of record was L. C. Roy.
Boyce Street School Retaining Walls – Auburn MA
Date added: May 10, 2020
The Civil Works Administration built perimeter rock and concrete walls around the Boyce Street School, a public elementary school. Currently, the site is a public park and playground.
Munroe St. Sidewalks – Newburyport MA
Date added: April 7, 2020
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) built sidewalks on Munroe St. in Newburyport MA.
Franklin Park Zoo Improvements – Boston MA
Date added: May 2, 2019
The Works Progress Administration made improvements to the Franklin Park Zoo. This project sought to improve the lion house, monkey house, and build machine and carpenter shop and garage extensions and a storage building. The total cost of the proposed… read more