- City:
- Asheville, NC
- Site Type:
- Gardens and Nurseries, Parks and Recreation
- New Deal Agencies:
- Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA), Work Relief Programs, Civil Works Administration (CWA)
- Site Survival:
- Unknown
Description
The Civil Works Administration (CWA) and Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) supplied labor for the development of a “Rhododendron Gardens Park” in Asheville, North Carolina. The project cost was $4,089.29, all footed by the federal government.
The location and status of this project is unknown to Living New Deal, although there was a Rhododendron Park reputedly located in West Asheville. A 1936 USGS map places Rhododendron Park at the coordinates shown.
Source notes
Emergency Relief in North Carolina. A Record of the Development and the Activities of the North Carolina Emergency Relief Administration, 1932-1935. North Carolina Emergency Relief Commission, State administrator, Mrs. Thomas O'Berry (pp. 89, 458): https://docsouth.unc.edu/nc/emergencyrelief/emergencyrelief.html (accessed Jun. 22, 2022)
https://archive.org/details/rhododendron-parade-1937-1939
https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/img4/ht_icons/overlay/NC/NC_Asheville_163616_1936_24000_geo.jpg
Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on June 22, 2022.
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