Project type: Parks and Recreation, Playgrounds
Agency: Federal Works Agency (FWA)
Started: 1942
Quality of Information: Minimal
Site Survival: Unknown
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Description
In 1942, the Washington Post reported four acres allocated by the Federal Works Agency (FWA) for a play field at Fort Dupont Park (now Fort Circle Park). This is likely the present site of Kimball Playground baseball fields. It is unknown if any work remains from the New Deal era.
Source notes
“FWA grants $235,000 for 9 D.C. play areas,” Washington Post, July 28, 1942, p. 1
Project originally submitted by Brent McKee - wpatoday.org on March 17, 2015.
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