Athenaeum Hall Improvements – Framingham MA

City:
Framingham, MA

Site Type:
Civic Facilities, Auxiliary Civic Facilities

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

Started:
1934

Description

Courtesy the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (F.E.R.A.), Athenaeum Hall in Framingham was “repaired and painted, both inside and out. New plastering was installed where necessary…”

The Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) installed a new heating system, water pipes, and electrical wiring in 1937, re-shingling the roof as well.

Source notes

Annual Report of the Town of Framingham for the Year Ending December 31, 1934 (pg. 244). Annual Report of the Town of Framingham for the Year Ending December 31, 1937 (pg. 297).

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on January 1, 2017.

Location Info


Watson Pl. and Concord St.
Framingham, MA 01701

Coordinates: 42.323019, -71.399552

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