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Designer: Albert Harkness

Chepachet School (former) – Glocester RI

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

Project type: Education and Health, City and Town Halls, Civic Facilities, Schools
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA)

Harmony School – Glocester RI

A simple brick school building. It replaced a wooden school on the same site. The architect was Albert Harkness, of Providence, who designed the nearby Chepachet School at the same time. It was later renamed the Adah S. Hawkins Elementary… read more

Project type: Education and Health, Schools
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA)

Sockanosset Training School (former): Gymnasium – Cranston RI

A two-story, T-shaped Colonial Revival building, with a cross-gable roof and a cupola. Built by the PWA in 1936-38 to house an auditorium, gymnasium, and swimming pool. Like most of the Sockanosset buildings, this building has been demolished for the… read more

Project type: Education and Health, Schools
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA)

University of Rhode Island: Eleanor Roosevelt Hall – Kingston RI

A large building, built as a women’s dormitory. This was the first major building on campus built of a material that wasn’t Westerly Granite, in this case brick. This Federal Revival dormitory was designed by Providence architect Albert Harkness, who… read more

Project type: Colleges and Universities, Education and Health, Schools
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA)

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New Deal Maps

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Check out our latest map and guide to the work of the New Deal in Washington, D.C. It includes 500 New Deal sites in the District alone, highlighting 34 notable sites, and includes an inset map of the area around the National Mall which can be used for self-guided walking tours.

Take a look at our previous guides, equally comprehensive, covering key New Deal sites in San Francisco and New York City.