Matteawan State Hospital (former) Improvements – Beacon NY

City:
Beacon, NY

Site Type:
Military and Public Safety, Penal Facilities

New Deal Agencies:
Civil Works Administration (CWA), Work Relief Programs

Description

The Civil Works Administration (CWA) provided labor for the improvement of what was then the Matteawan State Hospital (now Fishkill Correctional Facility) in Beacon, New York.

Source notes

The New York Times: "500 in Beacon Get CWA Jobs," January 15, 1934 (pg. 31)

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on March 27, 2018.

Location Info


Matteawan Rd.
Beacon, NY

Coordinates: 41.521142, -73.952397

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