- City:
- Kenilworth, NJ
- Site Type:
- Education and Health, Libraries
- New Deal Agencies:
- Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs
- Completed:
- 1936
Description
Constructed by the Works Progress Administration (WPA), this public library was completed and opened to the public in 1936. In 1981, the town of Kenilworth added an addition to the existing New Deal Structure. Located in the heart of downtown, the library continues to serve as an important community resource to the public of Kenilworth.
Source notes
https://www.kenilworthlibrary.org/; 1937 booklet for the dedication of the Jonathan Dayton Regional HS in Springfield, NJ.
https://www.kenilworthhistoricalsociety.org/historical-highlights-of-kenilworth-n-j/
Site originally submitted by Walter Boright on November 12, 2014.
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