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Date added: July 27, 2012; Modified: March 9, 2018
“The park was designed by Horace Cleveland in 1878, and was constructed in the 1880s. Many of the roads, bridges and sidewalks were built by the Works Progress Administration from 1935 to 1940.”
Date added: May 9, 2017; Modified: March 9, 2018
The W.P.A. constructed sidewalks in Newport, Rhode Island, including at what one photographer calls “Cliff Walk Beach.”
Date added: March 9, 2018
The Old Jamestown Bridge, which spanned the west passage of Narragansett Bay, was constructed as a New Deal project: the Public Works Administration (PWA) supplied significant financial assistance for the then-$3 million project, which opened for traffic in 1940. The structure, which… read more
Date added: March 9, 2018
“Early projects proposed by the town [of Jamestown, R.I.] and paid for by the WPA included … new athletic fields on Lawn Avenue …”
Date added: March 9, 2018
“Early projects proposed by the town [of Jamestown, R.I.] and paid for by the WPA included upgrade of the roads …”
Date added: March 9, 2018
“In 1939, … there were thirty-two men employed [by the WPA], eight of them on the East Ferry waterfront upgrade.” Work included construction of a seawall, in which are embedded “Built by Work Projects Administration; R.I. 1940” shield plaques.
Date added: March 9, 2018
The WPA built sidewalks in Central Falls, Rhode Island. One commenter to an article about New Deal accomplishments in the area wrote: “I remember seeing WPA plaques on sidewalks in Central Falls back in the late 70’s. These were the… read more
Date added: May 9, 2017; Modified: February 13, 2018
The W.P.A. constructed sidewalks in Warren, R.I.
Date added: February 15, 2014; Modified: November 7, 2017
Edwards Hall contains six murals painted by Gino Conti, located in Edwards Hall, the main auditorium of the University of Rhode Island. The murals were created in 1941 under the WPA’s Federal Art Project. They were covered over with sheetrock… read more
Date added: November 14, 2016; Modified: August 30, 2017
The Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) provided funding assistance toward in the construction of an ‘addition’ to the Rhode Island State House, located across the street from the State House. The building now houses the state’s Department of Transportation.
Date added: December 13, 2013; Modified: May 9, 2017
“Under [then-Mayor] Sprague, Cranston took full advantage of federal assistance for public works projects. For example … many of Cranston’s sidewalks were built with WPA funds.”
Date added: December 15, 2013; Modified: May 9, 2017
WPA labor and funds assisted in the construction of Cranston’s massive sewer construction project. There is even a photo of an unusual WPA manhole cover.
Date added: May 9, 2017; Modified: May 9, 2017
The W.P.A. constructed sidewalks in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, including along West Forest Ave. There is a Works Projects Administration 1941 medallion embedded in the sidewalk in front of 238 W. Forest Ave.
Date added: January 15, 2012; Modified: May 8, 2017
Construction of Hope High School, undertaken with federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funding, comprised one of the largest New Deal undertakings in Rhode Island. “The Hope Street High School is one of the largest high schools in America, accommodating 2,200… read more
Date added: September 19, 2013; Modified: May 5, 2017
The sidewalk along Angell Street connecting Wayland Square to the Brown University campus through the Historic Wayland Square neighborhood is WPA-built. Angell runs adjacent to the Brown athletic facilities and the Wheeler School, and is heavily trafficked by joggers… read more