- City:
- Skowhegan, ME
- Site Type:
- Civic Facilities, Military and Public Safety, Firehouses
- New Deal Agencies:
- Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA), Work Relief Programs
- Started:
- 1935
- Quality of Information:
- Moderate
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
The Skowhegan Fire Station was built in 1904. According to a local news article from 1935, FERA carried out extensive improvements to the station:
“A thorough cleaning of the interior of the Skowhegan fire station is being followed by the application of fresh coats of paint and varnish. The work is being done by a FERA crew. Improvements at the station are more extensive than anticipated due to the fact that money has been found available with which to increase the size of the crew. Four additional painters and four additional laborers have been added, thanks to the fact that an additional $500 has been added to this project which runs over a five year period.”
Source notes
Independent Reporter March 7, 1935Site originally submitted by Andrew Laverdiere on January 29, 2017.
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