Oread Place House Repairs – Worcester MA

City:
Worcester, MA

Site Type:
Public Housing, Civic Facilities

New Deal Agencies:
Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs

Description

Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) laborers renovated houses on Oread Place in Worcester, Mass. in 1937. WPA Bulletin:

Worcester — Taken by legal process through the Land Court for failure of owners to pay real estate taxes, three brick blocks at 19-23-25 Oread Place are being repaired by WPA— will be used to house welfare and soldier’s relief recipients.

Source notes

Works Progress Bulletin, Massachusetts: Mar. 16, 1937 (pg. 4). https://archive.org/details/worksprogressbul3637unit

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on January 23, 2017.

Location Info

19 Oread Pl.
Worcester, MA 01610

Coordinates: 42.256158, -71.813119

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