Armory (former) Improvements – Wallingford CT

City:
Wallingford, CT

Site Type:
Military and Public Safety, Police Stations, Armories

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

Description

W.P.A. improvements to the historic former Armory building in Wallingford, CT, included:

  • “Repair and improve state armory building”
    Official Project Number: 165‐15‐2102
    Total project cost: $1,828.00
    Sponsor: State of Connecticut Quartermaster General’s Department
  • “Paint and varnish interior and exterior of building”
    Official Project Number: 165‐15‐3014
    Total project cost: $597.00
    Sponsor: State of Connecticut Quartermaster General’s Department

The armory now houses Wallingford’s police 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-25).

Connecticut Military Department (accessed Dec. 22, 2017)
https://www.ct.gov/mil/cwp/view.asp?a=1351&Q=588308&PM=1

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on December 22, 2017.

Location Info


135 North Main St.
Wallingford, CT 06492

Coordinates: 41.455767, -72.816702

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