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Date added: August 11, 2016; Modified: May 10, 2022
“As a result of colonial wood utilization and wildfires, most of the original forest was cleared and burnt over by the mid-1800s. The Massachusetts Game Sanctuary Association initiated reforestation efforts in 1912 by planting 30,000 white pines around Barrett Pond… read more
Date added: April 7, 2020; Modified: May 10, 2022
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) built sidewalks on Munroe St. in Newburyport MA.
Date added: May 9, 2022; Modified: May 10, 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
Date added: February 1, 2017; Modified: May 9, 2022
The Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) rebuilt Barre’s Mechanic Street bridge after a flood washed it out in 1936.
Date added: August 25, 2016; Modified: May 9, 2022
Stoneham’s historic town hall building was built with the assistance of the federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.). The agency supplied a $75,951 grant for the town hall’s construction, whose total cost was $161,225. Construction occurred between Nov. 1938 and Oct…. read more
Date added: April 17, 2018; Modified: May 9, 2022
The historic Danvers post office contains an example of New Deal artwork: a Section of Fine Arts-funded oil painting titled, “Return of Timothy Pickering to Reside at Danvers,” which can be seen in the lobby. It was painted by Dunbar… read more
Date added: April 28, 2022; Modified: May 9, 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
Date added: February 12, 2022; Modified: 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
Date added: February 10, 2018; Modified: May 3, 2021
The W.P.A. conducted substantial development work at the former Naval Ammunition Depot in Hingham, Mass. Project details: “Improvements at Hingham Naval Ammunition Depot” Official Project Number: 165‐2‐14‐426 Total project cost: $176,352.00 Sponsor: U.S. Navy Department “Improvements at Naval Ammunition Depot”… read more
Date added: August 17, 2016; Modified: April 4, 2021
Roosevelt Park in Blackstone, Massachusetts was developed with the assistance of federal funds during the early stages of the New Deal, most likely the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (F.E.R.A.). The facility is located behind the town’s municipal complex, off St…. read more
Date added: March 28, 2021; Modified: 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.
Date added: January 16, 2017; Modified: March 17, 2021
Works Progress Administration (WPA) conducted the following work in Plymouth, Massachusetts. WPA Bulletin: Additional Parking Space for the thousands of visitors who annually visit historical Plymouth Rock will be provided with the completion of this WPA Water Street stone sea-wall.
Date added: February 9, 2018; Modified: December 27, 2020
The W.P.A. conducted improvement work at Marblehead Light. Project details: “Make repairs at lighthouse” Official Project Number: 165‐15‐2008 Total project cost: $4,345.00 Sponsor: Commanding Officer, Harbor Defense (1st Corps Area USA) “Replace fence” Official Project Number: 365‐14‐8001 Total project cost: $845.00… read more
Date added: February 19, 2017; Modified: December 27, 2020
Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) labor constructed a fire station in the Point of Pines section of Revere, Mass. WPA Bulletin, 1937: Any old-timer will tell you that up to a quarter of a century ago the Point of Pines section… read more
Date added: February 10, 2018; Modified: August 26, 2020
The oil-on-canvas mural, “Golden Triangle of Trade,” which hangs in the lobby of the historic branch post office in Medford, Massachusetts, was painted by Henry Billings in 1939. Often mistaken as a work created by the Works Progress Administration’s Federal Art… read more