- City:
- San Juan, PUERTO-RICO
- Site Type:
- Education and Health, Parks and Recreation, Military and Public Safety, Archaeology and History, Museums, Archaeology, Historical Restoration
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)
- Started:
- 1935
- Completed:
- 1939
- Quality of Information:
- Moderate
- Marked:
- Yes
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
Between 1935 and 1939, WPA crews conducted extensive historic restoration and renovation work, including restoration of the fortress walls, at this site, a 16th century fort later used as a military site during WWII.
Source notes
National Archives and Records Administration, Records of the Work Projects Administration, Information Service, Primary File, 1936-42, Box 15, Folder 290-B. "Old San Juan Historic District," National Park Service website, accessed July 29, 2015.Site originally submitted by Brent McKee - wpatoday.org on July 28, 2015.
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