Power Plant
New Deal Agencies: Public Works Administration (PWA)
Completed: 1936
Quality of Information: Minimal
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Description
The PWA built the power facilities at the State Infirmary Hospital. The power plant has since been substantially expanded, but it is unclear if the original building remains. Note that in the above photograph, the passageway at the right was not built by the PWA.
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Record detail
Source notes
Pages 15 & 19, Rhode Island: State-Owned Historic Properties (Rhode Island Historical Preservation Commission, 1989) PDF version available at http://www.preservation.ri.gov/survey/publications.php
Project originally submitted by Brent McKee on December 3, 2016.
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