Rhode Island » Smithfield

Fire Department – Smithfield RI

Project type: Civic Facilities, Firehouses, Military and Public Safety
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA), Public Works Funding
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Description

Smithfield, Rhode Island’s Fire Department building in Greenville was constructed as a federal Public Works Administration (PWA) project between December 1938 and June 1939. The PWA supplied a $14,040 grant; the total cost of the project was $31,427.

(PWA Docket No. RI [X]1165)

Source notes

National Archives: Record Group 135: Public Works Administration; Projects Control Division; Entry 52: Indices to Non-Federal Projects; Report No. 5: Status of All Completed Non-Federal Allotted Projects, page 40.

Project originally submitted by Evan Kalish on November 3, 2014.

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Location Info

607 Putnam Pike
Smithfield, RI 02828

Coordinates: 41.871769, -71.552848

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