Fire Tower – Everett MA
Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) laborers constructed a 55-foot fire drill-tower in Everett, Mass. The exact location and status of this project is presently unknown to Living New Deal.
Fire Training Tower – Miami FL
This Art Deco fire training tower was built in 1933-34 by FERA, a precursor to the WPA. The tower was used by the city of Miami to train local fire fighters for many years. The tower is still standing, but… read more
Firehouse – Concord CA
WPA Project No. 465-3-2-596, App. Date May 4, 1938, $15,342, Total Funds $27,413, Federal Man-hours 16,654, Average Employed 51, Sponsor: Mt. Diablo Fire Protection District, “Construct firehouse, including driveways and sidewalks, in the town of Concord, Contra Costa County, and… read more
Firehouse (former) – South Deerfield MA
Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) labor constructed a fire station in South Deerfield, Mass. The facility was dedicated March 31, 1937. WPA Bulletin: South Deerfield— A parade featured by an antiquated pumping outfit and horse-drawn steamer followed by modern motor equipment,… read more
Firehouse (former) – West Sacramento CA
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) built a firehouse in the then unincorporated area of Broderick (now West Sacramento) for the Washington Fire District. The building is now privately owned. According to the Sacramento Bee on May 13, 2016, the station… read more
Firehouse (former) Improvements – Dover MA
The Federal Emergency Relief Administration (F.E.R.A.) painted the former Dover firehouse in 1934. The location and current status of the old building are unknown to Living New Deal.
Firehouse Improvements – Ashland MA
The Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) conducted improvement work at the Ashland firehouse, including exterior painting in 1935 and roof repairs in 1936.
Firestation No. 39 – Van Nuys CA
Constructed by the Public Works Administration (PWA) in 1939. It is the oldest continuous operating fire station in the San Fernando Valley. There has been investigation since 2009 on whether to replace it or construct a new station elsewhere since… read more
Fort Hill Square Fire Station (former) Repairs – Boston MA
Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) laborers repaired Boston’s old Fort Hill Fire Station during the mid-1930s. The building was torn down in 1952 to make way for construction of the since-buried downtown freeway.
Frankford Town Hall and Fire Department – Frankford DE
The PWA helped construct this fire station, which evidently doubled as a town hall. Subsequent additions have been made but the original building stands.
Fresno Fire Station No. 3 – Fresno CA
This firehouse was constructed by the PWA in 1938: “Constructed in 1938 (the oldest fire station in the Fresno Metropolitan area) and located at 1406 Fresno Street near E Street, Station No. 3 houses an engine, a 121-foot aerial ladder… read more
Hollis St. Fire Station (former) Additions – Framingham MA
During 1934 the [C.W.A. and/or] F.E.R.A “thoroughly renovated and repaired” Framingham’s Hollis Street fire station, in addition to constructing “a new brick fireproof fire alarm signal building” in the rear of the station. Later the W.P.A. sponsored a six-room addition… read more
Hominy Armory (former) – Hominy OK
“The Hominy Armory is a single story building measuring 257 feet x 141 feet. It was constructed between 1935 and 1937 by the Works Progress Administration. It originally housed the Hominy National Guard.” (wikipedia) As of 1994 it was still… read more
Hope Fire Station – Hope AR
The fire station, designed in a mission-style building resembling a residence, was built by the PWA at a cost of $26,681.
Huguenot Hall (former) Improvements – Oxford MA
Oxford, Massachusetts’s old Huguenot Steamer No. 1 Fire Station is located on Main Street in North Oxford. A second-story community meeting space was in the building was known as Huguenot Hall. Huguenot Hall received assistance from the federal Works Progress… read more
Kern County Fire Stations – CA
Kern County received $600,000 in federal funds for a fire station in each of five cities: Delano, Fellows, Woody, Maricopa and East Bakersfield. Mojave and Taft also received WPA fire stations.
La Jolla Fire Station (former) – San Diego CA
The WPA built San Diego Fire Station No. 13 in 1937 to replace an older station. The building is still standing but the fire station moved to a new location in 1976. The WPA site is now occupied by the… read more
Linden Fire Station (former) Expansion – Malden MA
Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) workers constructed an extension to the multi-purpose former community building and Linden Fire Station in Malden, Mass. WPA Bulletin: A ward meeting place has been built, recreational quarters added and library floor space doubled by a… read more
Long Beach Fire Department Station 7 – Long Beach CA
The WPA rebuilt Long Beach Fire Department Station No. 7 after it was destroyed in the 1933 earthquake.
Long Beach Fire Department Station 9 – Long Beach CA
The WPA rebuilt Long Beach Fire Department Station No. 9 in 1939 after it was destroyed in the 1933 earthquake.
Long Island Hospital (former) Firehouse – Boston MA
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
Lost Hills Fire Station – Lost Hills CA
The New Deal funded a $6,000 adobe fire station in Lost Hills. Current status unknown.
Louisville Fire Department – Louisville KY
“The rapid growth of the city of Louisville, population 307,745 in 1930, necessitated additional facilities for the fire department. A grant was secured from the PWA with which this central fire station was built, as well as a hospital annex,… read more
Lovington Fire Station – Lovington NM
According to the city’s downtown master plan of 2009, the Lovington firehouse was “built by the Works Progress Administration” in 1941.
Main Street Firehouse – Pascoag RI
The historic Main Street Firehouse in Pascoag, Rhode Island was constructed with federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The colonial-style brick building was constructed between Dec. 1938 and Aug. 1939. The PWA supplied a $23,998 grant for the project, whose… read more
Manteo Fire Station (former) – Manteo NC
The Manteo Fire Station was constructed with the assistance of WPA funds. The remaining money was raised locally by the Manteo Fire Department, which organized a series of dances. The downstairs was used to house fire equipment while the upstairs… read more
Market House / Central Fire Station Renovation – Newburyport MA
The Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) conducted substantial modernization work to what was then Newburyport’s central fire station. Originally constructed as the Market House in 1823, the building at 1 to 3 Market Square [/Merrimac Street] was renovated into an arts… read more
Monte Vista Fire Station (former) – Albuquerque NM
"Albuquerque is home to scores of WPA buildings and works. Among the most prolific are the following- … John Gaw Meem designed both S[h]coles Hall and Zimmerman Library on the campus of the University of New Mexico (the corner of… read more
Municipal Building – Springville NY
This building was constructed as Springville’s municipal and fire hall building by the WPA in 1936-1937. It no longer appears to house the fire department, but continues to serve as a municipal building housing the police department, court and other… read more
Municipal Building (former) – Haverstraw NY
The old Haverstraw Municipal Building, which now serves as a Fire Department facility, 25 Fairmount Ave., was constructed with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA provided a $39,000 loan and $31,909 grant for the project,… read more
Municipal Improvements – Brentwood MD
According to an index of WPA projects in the national archives, the WPA did extensive work in Brentwood, including: installing water mains, constructing sidewalks, curbs and gutters, and paving and storm drainage. Records show the WPA also constructed a Law… read more
Municipal Improvements – Bucksport ME
Many useful things were done in this coastal community whose population in 1930 was 2,135. The 1934 town report mentions E.R.A. work on the fire station, and the 1936 town report of the Fire Chief requests appropriations in order to… read more
Municipal Improvements – Freeport ME
The annual March 1933 to March 1934 town report notes: “REPORT OF CHIEF OF FIRE DEPARTMENT We were fortunate to get $700.00 C. W. A. money to lay a cement floor in the hose house and build seven fire dams.”… read more
Murphy School – Murphy TX
“There is a Work Projects Administration plaque, dated 1938-1940, on the front of the building, and the school’s cornerstone references the WPA and the dates 1939-1940. A Texas Historical Marker at the rear entrance (which is the main entrance today)… read more
Murray Hill Firehouse – Flushing NY
The building housing FDNY Engine 274/Battalion 52 in Murray Hill, Flushing, was constructed in 1939 by the Work Projects Administration.
Nonantum Fire Station (former) Repairs – Newton MA
The W.P.A. conducted repair and improvement work on numerous civic facilities in Newton, Massachusetts, including at the former Nonantum fire station.
Old Fire Station Restoration – Carrizo Springs TX
Construction through the Works Progress Administration (WPA) began in 1935 with 18″ stone quarried from a nearby ranch and was completed in 1937. This building housed the Volunteer Fire Department downstairs and City Hall upstair until the 1970’s. Walls are… read more
Oshkosh Fire Station #6 – Oshkosh WI
Fire Station #6 built was built with Works Progress Administration (WPA) funds by the City of Oshkosh. A WPA funded project to dismantle the old Winnebago County Courthouse and old Oshkosh Post Office buildings were done in 1939. Materials from… read more
Petaluma Fire Department – Petaluma CA
‘The site of this building is 100 by 150 feet and is on the corner of two streets. The building is approximately 80 by 88 feet and is one and part two stories in height. The foundations are concrete and… read more
Phoebus Fire Department – Hampton VA
The Pheobus Fire Department in Hampton, Virginia was originally constructed as the Town Hall for Pheobus, Virginia. The town of Phoebus has since been incorporated into the city of Hampton. The Town Hall building was constructed in 1938. In his… read more
