Charles Lindbergh House
Project type: Archaeology and History, Education and Health, Historical Restoration, Museums, Parks and Recreation
Started: 1936
Completed: 1936
Marked:
Yes
Site Survival: Extant
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Description
According to the Minnesota Historical Society: “By the 1930s, the boyhood home of famous aviator Charles A. Lindbergh had been badly damaged by souvenir-hunters. In 1936, the WPA began restoration of the house, which, along with the adjoining farmland, had been given to the state of Minnesota by the Lindberghs. Today, the homesite is a National Historic Landmark managed by the Minnesota Historical Society.”
The WPA also put in two miles of footpaths, planted 4,000 trees and bushes, and built parking lots and other amenities on the Lindbergh property, creating what is now a state park.
Source notes
Source of information: (1) National Archives and Records Administration, Records of the Work Projects Administration, Information Service, Primary File, 1936-42, Box 15, Folder 290-B. "WPA Walking Tours," Minnesota Historical Society
Project originally submitted by Brent McKee - wpatoday.org on July 28, 2015.
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