Renton History Museum – Renton WA

City:
Renton, WA

Site Type:
Civic Facilities, Military and Public Safety, Firehouses

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

Started:
1941

Completed:
1942

Quality of Information:
Moderate

Marked:
Yes

Site Survival:
Extant

Description

The Renton History Museum is housed in a former fire station built by the WPA between 1941 and 1942.

Source notes

National Archives and Records Administration, Records of the Work Projects Administration, Information Service, Primary File, 1936-42, Box 6, Folder 213-A. Wikipedia

Site originally submitted by Brent McKee - wpatoday.org on July 27, 2015.

Location Info


235 Mill Avenue South
Renton, Washington 98057
King County

Coordinates: 47.480121, -122.203366

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