Armory (former) Improvements – Somerville MA

City:
Somerville, 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 building in Somerville, Mass.

WPA project details:
“Rehabilitate, recondition, and alter Armory building”
Official Project Number: 565‐14‐2‐1080
Total project cost: $34,605.00
Sponsor: Quartermaster’s Department, 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-66).

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on February 13, 2018.

Location Info


191 Highland Ave.
Somerville, MA 02143

Coordinates: 42.389551, -71.106063

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