- City:
- Beverly, MA
- Site Type:
- Infrastructure and Utilities, Military and Public Safety, Airports
- New Deal Agencies:
- Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs
Description
The Works Progress Administration (WPA), in conjunction with the War Department, developed Beverly Airport in Massachusetts.
WPA project details:
- “Construct municipal airport”
Official Project Number: 165‐1‐14‐265
Total project cost: $168,866.00
Sponsor: War Department - “Construct runways at airport”
Official Project Number: 265‐1‐14‐50
Total project cost: $376,440.00
Sponsor: Mayor, City of Beverly
Source notes
Nationwide Context, Inventory, and Heritage Assessment of Works Progress Administration and Civilian Conservation Corps Resources on Department of Defense Installations, July 2009 (page C-74).
Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on February 13, 2018.
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