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Hide Search OptionsDate added: July 9, 2023; Modified: July 9, 2023
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) conducted improvement and development projects at what was then Fort Kearny—now the site of University of Rhode Island – Bay Campus—in Narragansett, Rhode Island. The projects included: 1. “Access road Fort Kearney,” WPA Project No…. read more
Date added: July 9, 2023; Modified: July 9, 2023
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) conducted numerous improvement and development projects at Fort Adams in Newport, Rhode Island. The projects collectively cost hundreds of thousands of dollars and included building repairs, the construction of a hospital, and plumbing and road… read more
Date added: November 3, 2014; Modified: July 9, 2023
The artificial Point Judith Harbor in Rhode Island was improved with the aid of a federal Public Works Administration (PWA) project between 1934 and 1935. It is likely that work included the following: “the harbor at the mouth of the… read more
Date added: March 2, 2018; Modified: January 28, 2023
“Pawtucket native Edward Dubuque produced the set of five murals under the auspices of the Federal Emergency Relief Association (FERA) as an art project, and they were formally dedicated on April 23, 1935. Dubuque went on to produce backdrop sets… read more
Date added: July 27, 2012; Modified: November 16, 2022
“Cardines Field, “a small urban gem of a ballpark” is a baseball stadium located at 20 America’s Cup Avenue in Newport, Rhode Island. Wikipedia: “Stone and concrete bleachers were built along the third-base line by the Works Progress Administration (WPA)… read more
Date added: March 9, 2018; Modified: November 15, 2022
“Early projects proposed by the town [of Jamestown, R.I.] and paid for by the WPA included … stone walls along High Street.” Stone walls can be seen on the south site of High Street, in front of a couple of… read more
Date added: August 30, 2017; Modified: May 16, 2022
A W.P.A. shield-style plaque embedded in the sidewalk, on South side of Lloyd Ave., east of Hope St., identifies the sidewalk as a W.P.A. construction. The plaque is located adjacent to Erickson Gym, directly across the street from the direct entrance to… read more
Date added: November 8, 2017; Modified: May 10, 2022
The Works Progress Administration built a garage for the State Armory of Mounted Commands in Providence. The location and status of this project is presently unknown to Living New Deal.
Date added: January 13, 2022; Modified: January 13, 2022
Seawall constructed on Hope St. Built by the Works Progress Administration between 1935 and 1939.
Date added: November 15, 2016; Modified: March 20, 2021
The PWA built this school in Mount Pleasant. From the city archives: “In the fall of 1931, at the recommendation of Dunne and Reidy, the city borrowed $300,000 in anticipation of taxes for a system of work relief. This procedure… read more
Date added: June 20, 2018; Modified: June 20, 2018
Valley Falls is a densely packed village in Cumberland, Rhode Island. Although for years much of Cumberland was rural, Valley Falls played a key part in the Industrial revolution. The sidewalk at the northwest corner of the intersection of Myrtle… read more
Date added: September 30, 2014; Modified: March 23, 2018
A small brick school building, built to replace a wooden school on the same site. It was designed by Albert Harkness of Providence, who also designed the Harmony School at the same time. The school replaced five one-room schools in… read more
Date added: March 9, 2018; Modified: March 9, 2018
In Newport, Rhode Island “the WPA built sidewalks and most of the stone walls, grandstands, concession buildings and other facilities in Newport’s public parks. Vernon Park, Freebody Park and Cardines Field are the most visible examples.” At Freebody Park, the… read more
Date added: March 9, 2018; Modified: March 9, 2018
In Newport, Rhode Island “the WPA built sidewalks and most of the stone walls, grandstands, concession buildings and other facilities in Newport’s public parks. Vernon Park, Freebody Park and Cardines Field are the most visible examples.” At Vernon Park the… read more
Date added: March 9, 2018; Modified: March 9, 2018
“Elmwood Avenue, which connects the Boston Post Road to I-95 and is Route 1 in Providence, was widened by WPA workers.”