- State:
- WASHINGTON-DC
- Site Type:
- Playgrounds, Parks and Recreation
- New Deal Agencies:
- Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA), Work Relief Programs
- Started:
- 1934
- Completed:
- 1935
- Quality of Information:
- Very Good
- Marked:
- Unknown
- Site Survival:
- Unknown
Description
The Federal Emergency Relief Administration funded improvements at the Phillips Playground in Washington DC, between 1934 and 1935.
The work consisted of the following improvements: “Graded ground, removing 200 cubic yards dirt; fencing (700 feet, 8-foot); 4 gates.”
Source notes
Report of the Government of the District of Columbia, For the Year Ended June 30, 1935, Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1936, p. 116.
“Recreation Centers To Open Week With Pet And Doll Shows,” Sunday Star, July 30, 1939, p. F-8 (accessed September 1, 2020).
Site originally submitted by Brent McKee on September 1, 2020.
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