Town Hall – Salisbury MA

City:
Salisbury, MA

Site Type:
Civic Facilities, City and Town Halls

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

Description

Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) labor created a new Town Hall in Salisbury, Mass. WPA Bulletin, 1937:

Town business in Salisbury for years has been conducted in homes of officials, rented offices and in the Town Hall which is so small it is impossible to gather all of the municipal offices under its roof. WPA is making a new Town Hall for Salisbury which will be adequate for all municipal needs. The new Hall is being remodeled from a three-story former shoe factory located on Beach Street.

 

Source notes

Works Progress Bulletin, Massachusetts: Oct. 15, 1937 (pg. 2) https://archive.org/details/worksprogressbul3637unit

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on February 19, 2017.

Location Info


5 Beach Rd.
Salisbury, MA 01952

Coordinates: 42.841840, -70.859279

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