- State:
- WASHINGTON-DC
- Site Type:
- Parks and Recreation
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)
- Started:
- 1941
- Completed:
- 1941
- Quality of Information:
- Good
- Marked:
- No
- Site Survival:
- No Longer Extant
Description
In 1941, Work Progress Administration (WPA) labor was used to, “Develop and improve a public park area from 12th to 14th streets, and Constitution Avenue to Madison Drive, including constructing sidewalks, curbs and tree wells; landscaping; filling; grading; placing topsoil; fertilizing; seeding; adjusting manholes; demolishing obsolete buildings; and performing appurtenant and incidental work.” (National Archives)
In 1964, this site was converted into the location of what is now the National Museum of American History.
Source notes
National Archives, Record Group 69, “Microfilmed Index to WPA Projects.”
Site originally submitted by Brent McKee on June 25, 2013.
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