- State:
- WASHINGTON-DC
- Site Type:
- Education and Health, Parks and Recreation, Schools
- New Deal Agencies:
- Public Works Funding, Federal Works Agency (FWA)
- Started:
- 1942
- Quality of Information:
- Moderate
- Site Survival:
- Unknown
Description
In 1942, the Washington Post reported the allocation of $7,953 to the Federal Works Agency (FWA) for new construction and/or improvements to the Congress Heights Recreation Center (now Recreation Area).
As part of the District’s new PlayDC initiative, the playground was renovated in 2013-14. It is unclear what FWA work may still be visible at the site.
Source notes
“Lanham Act projects are approved,” Washington Post, October 15, 1942, p. B1
Site originally submitted by Brent McKee - wpatoday.org on March 11, 2015.
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