Otsego Ave. Sidewalks – Lowell MA
Date added: May 28, 2023; Modified: June 7, 2023
The Works Progress Administration built sidewalks on Otsego Ave. The plaque embedded in the sidewalk has no date.
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Armory Improvements (former) – Brockton MA
Date added: February 13, 2018; Modified: June 3, 2023
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) conducted improvement work at the historic armory building in Brockton, Mass. WPA project details: “Reconstruct and improve Armory” Official Project Number: 865‐14‐2‐263 Total project cost: $12,358.00 Sponsor: State Quartermaster
Bourne Bridge – Bourne MA
Date added: December 11, 2011; Modified: May 19, 2023
The Bourne Bridge across the Cape Cod canal was built for the US Army Corps of Engineers, with funding from the Public Works Administration (PWA). It was part of a very large project to improve the canal and add three… read more
Buzzards Bay Railroad Bridge – Bourne MA
Date added: July 12, 2013; Modified: May 18, 2023
The Cape Cod Canal Railroad Bridge was built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and funded by the Public Works Administration (PWA) in 1933-35. It was part of a much larger project that included widening the canal and three… read more
Sagamore Bridge – Bourne MA
Date added: July 12, 2013; Modified: May 18, 2023
The Sagamore Bridge across the Cape Cod Canal was built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and funded by the Public Works Administration (PWA). It was part of a much larger project that included widening the canal and three… read more
Cape Cod Canal Widening – Bourne MA
Date added: February 13, 2018; Modified: May 18, 2023
The Cape Cod Canal is an artificial waterway traversing the narrow neck of land that joins Cape Cod to mainland Massachusetts. First constructed in the early 20th century, the canal was widened during the New Deal. That work was part… read more
Windsor State Forest – Windsor MA
Date added: January 22, 2023; Modified: 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; Modified: 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
Fort Sewall Restoration – Marblehead MA
Date added: May 14, 2017; Modified: June 18, 2022
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) conducted restoration and preservation work at Fort Sewall in Marblehead, Massachusetts.
Old South Cemetery Improvements – Framingham MA
Date added: January 5, 2017; Modified: May 18, 2022
In 1938 the W.P.A. improved the grounds of Framingham’s Old South Cemetery, located on Winthrop Street. Town Report, 1938: Old South Burial Grounds This cemetery was regraded and walks and drives constructed throughout it. The old broken down wooden fence… read more
Beaver Dam Brook Improvements – Framingham MA
Date added: January 2, 2017; Modified: May 18, 2022
In 1935 the F.E.R.A. and W.P.A. conducted erosion and hazard-removal work along Beaver Dam Brook in Framingham, Mass. “The brook was cleaned out, shaped and the bushes cut on the banks from the Ashland line to the B. &. A…. read more
Post Office Bas Reliefs – North Adams MA
Date added: July 22, 2013; Modified: May 16, 2022
Louis Slobodkin produced two 3′ x 6′ cast-stone reliefs for the post office: “Mills Digging Tunnel” and “Mohawk Trail Workers.” The reliefs were created with support from the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.
Ames School Improvements – Dedham MA
Date added: February 19, 2017; Modified: May 13, 2022
Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) labor painted and repaired Ames School in Dedham, Massachusetts.
Chicopee Memorial State Park – Chicopee MA
Date added: November 3, 2016; Modified: May 13, 2022
In the 1890s, the city of Chicopee purchased a tract of land along Cooley Brook for the creation of a reservoir, which later took place in 1926. Nearly a decade later during the Great Depression the area was selected for… read more
Long Island Hospital (former) Firehouse – Boston MA
Date added: January 28, 2017; Modified: May 10, 2022
WPA Bulletin: Long Island — Boston’s smallest firehouse is soon to be built by WPA. Though David-like in proportion the new building will be a Goliath to the 1500 people and 16 institutional buildings on this Boston Harbor plot of… read more