- City:
- Lowell, MA
- Site Type:
- Military and Public Safety, Armories
- New Deal Agencies:
- Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs
- Site Survival:
- No Longer Extant
Description
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) conducted improvement work at the historic armory building in Lowell, Mass. Since demolished, the site of the old armory is now known as Armory Park.
WPA project details:
- “Armory buildings, facilities, and grounds”
Official Project Number: 665‐14‐2‐1005
Total project cost: $31,441.00
Sponsor: Quartermaster’s Department, Massachusetts National Guard - “Improve Armory”
Sponsor: Massachusetts National Guard, Quartermaster’s Department
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-66).
https://www.lowellsun.com/lifestyles/ci_28176822/remember-when
Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on February 13, 2018.
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