- City:
- Arcadia, CA
- Site Type:
- Auxiliary Federal Facilities, Federal Facilities
- New Deal Agencies:
- Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs
- Quality of Information:
- Moderate
- Marked:
- No
- Site Survival:
- Unknown
Description
The Angeles National Forest Headquarters in Arcadia, CA, was the former site of a Department of Agriculture warehouse constructed by the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Built with $4,834 in federal funds and $1,973 in sponsor contributions, the seven-month project employed an average of 29 men per month. It is unclear if the warehouse is extant.
Source notes
Donald H. Connolly and G. I. Farman, "Report of Accomplishment of the Operations Division," Works Progress Administration, Southern California, Jan. 1, 1939.
Site originally submitted by Andrew Laverdiere on December 2, 2015.
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