John Adams Courthouse Renovation – Boston MA

Description

W.P.A. Bulletin, 1937: “Continuing a program which has changed the interior of the old Pemberton square courthouse in Boston from a dingy old relic of the horse and buggy days into a beautiful building, 147 building tradesmen and laborers are resuming the work. The Federal government is paying $95,301 of the cost of this supplementary project while the City of Boston is contributing $19,584.

All loose and broken tile and marble will be replaced by marblesetters, old lavatories will be replaced with modern facilities, treads will be placed on stairways and the building will be generally made safe and sanitary. All surfaces will be thoroughly scoured before painters apply their brushes.”