Anna Murphy Playground – Framingham MA

City:
Framingham, MA

Site Type:
Parks and Recreation, Tennis Courts, Playgrounds

New Deal Agencies:
Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs

Description

In 1935-6 the Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) constructed clay tennis courts at Framingham’s Anna Murphy Playground; removed the remnants of a stone wall; and installed a wire mesh fence.

Source notes

Annual Report of the Town of Framingham for the Year Ending December 31, 1935 (pg. 330). Annual Report of the Town of Framingham for the Year Ending December 31, 1936 (pp. 126, 323).

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on January 2, 2017.

Location Info

Cove Ave.
Framingham, MA 01702

Coordinates: 42.267024, -71.426980

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