- City:
- Holyoke, MA
- Site Type:
- Parks and Recreation, Lodges, Ranger Stations and Visitor Centers
- New Deal Agencies:
- Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs
- Started:
- 1936
- Completed:
- 1937
Description
Now the ECOS Environmental Center, this facility by Porter Lake in Forest Park was constructed as a field house by the Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) in 1936-7. It was known as the “Warming House” and was used for skating until 1970.
Source notes
Works Progress Bulletin, Massachusetts: Thanksgiving 1937 (pg. 2) https://archive.org/details/worksprogressbul3637unit https://www.springfield-ma.gov/cos/fileadmin/fema/ECOS_Center_draft_EA_9-26.pdfSite originally submitted by Evan Kalish on May 6, 2017.
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