Description
The Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) conducted a development / improvement program at hundreds of military sites across the country. A DoD history document cites works at “Fort Banks” in Hull, Plymouth County, but it is possible these refer to Fort Revere.
- “Repair, modernize, and improve buildings”
Official Project Number: 265‐14‐2007
Total project cost: $7,569.00
Sponsor: Commanding Officer, U.S. Army - “Paint and repair buildings”
Official Project Number: 265‐14‐2013
Total project cost: $11,359.00
Sponsor: Commanding Officer, Fort Banks, U.S. Army - “Modernize and improve buildings”
Official Project Number: 365‐14‐2‐3
Total project cost: $38,612.00
Sponsor: Commanding Officer, Harbor Defense, Fort Banks, U.S. Army - “Rehabilitate and modernize buildings and improve grounds.”
Official Project Number: 165‐2‐14‐251
Total project cost: $132,214.00
Sponsor: Commanding Officer, Fort Banks, U.S. Army
Source notes
Nationwide Context, Inventory, and Heritage Assessment of Works Progress Administration and Civilian Conservation Corps Resources on Department of Defense Installations, July 2009 (page C-71).
Project originally submitted by Evan Kalish on February 6, 2018.
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