- City:
- South Deerfield, MA
- Site Type:
- Civic Facilities, Military and Public Safety, Firehouses
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)
- Completed:
- 1936
- Quality of Information:
- Moderate
- Marked:
- Yes
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) labor constructed a fire station in South Deerfield, Mass. The facility was dedicated March 31, 1937. WPA Bulletin:
South Deerfield— A parade featured by an antiquated pumping outfit and horse-drawn steamer followed by modern motor equipment, was a main event at the recent dedication of the brick fire station recently completed by WPA. The new station serves Deerfield as well as this town.
Since 1990, the historic site has housed Schoen Books, specializing in Judaica in all languages.
Source notes
National Archives and Records Administration, Records of the Work Projects Administration, Information Service, Primary File, 1936-42, Box 6, Folder 213-A. Works Progress Bulletin, Massachusetts: Apr. 16, 1937 (pg. 4). https://archive.org/details/worksprogressbul3637unitSite originally submitted by Brent McKee - wpatoday.org and Evan Kalish on July 27, 2015.
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