- City:
- New Bedford, MA
- Site Type:
- Military and Public Safety, Armories
- New Deal Agencies:
- Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs
Description
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) conducted improvement work at the historic armory in New Bedford, Mass.
WPA project details:
“Construct garage, storage rooms, kitchen and other rooms, machinery and carpentry work, plumbing, electric”
Sponsor: Massachusetts National Guard
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-65).
https://whalingmuseumblog.org/2014/08/01/new-bedford-armory-history/
Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on February 13, 2018.
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