- City:
- Lawrence, North Andover, MA
- Site Type:
- Airports, Military and Public Safety, Infrastructure and Utilities
- New Deal Agencies:
- Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs
Description
Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) labor worked to develop Lawrence Municipal Airport in North Andover, Mass., in conjunction with the City of Lawrence and the War Department.
W.P.A. project details:
- “Andover: Improve municipal airport”
Official Project Number: 65‐1‐14‐374
Total project cost: $43,610.00
Sponsor: War Department - “Lawrence: Extend, widen, and improve runways at airport”
Official Project Number: 165‐1‐14‐299
Total project cost: $278,438.00
Sponsor: Mayor, City of Lawrence
Source notes
Works Progress Bulletin, Massachusetts: Sept. 21, 1936 (pg. 1)
https://archive.org/details/worksprogressbul3637unit
https://www.lawrencehistorycenter.org/node/491
Nationwide Context, Inventory, and Heritage Assessment of Works Progress Administration and Civilian Conservation Corps Resources on Department of Defense Installations, July 2009 (page C-74).
Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on January 14, 2017.
Contribute to this Site
We welcome contributions of additional information on any New Deal site.
Submit More Information or Photographs for this New Deal SiteOne comment on “Lawrence Municipal Airport – North Andover MA”
Join the Conversation
This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.
Hi, I would be interested on how or why the town of North Andover relinquished the Airport to the city of Lawrence? Was it sold or too much of a burden for NA? Thanks.