- City:
- Blackstone, MA
- Site Type:
- Civic Facilities, City and Town Halls
- New Deal Agencies:
- Works Progress Administration (WPA), Public Works Funding, Work Relief Programs, Public Works Administration (PWA), Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA)
- Site Survival:
- No Longer Extant
Description
The former Town Hall in Blackstone, Massachusetts was developed with the assistance of federal funds during the New Deal. While documentation is not entirely clear, writing suggests that multiple New Deal agencies were involved in the town hall building’s initial conversion to municipal use and its subsequent expansion, including the Federal Emergency Relief Administration, the Public Works Administration, and the Works Progress Administration.
The building has since been demolished and a new municipal complex built in its stead.
PWA Docket No. MA X 1447.
Source notes
History of The Town of Blackstone, Massachusetts, 1845-1945 (page 98-100).Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on August 17, 2016.
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