Western Massachusetts Hospital
New Deal Agencies: Public Works Administration (PWA)
Started: 1936
Completed: 1937
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Description
Formerly the Westfield State Sanatorium, what is now Western Massachusetts Hospital was constructed as a New Deal project with Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) assistance. The P.W.A. supplied a $364,275 grant for the project, whose total cost was $1,002,217. Construction occurred between Jan. 1936 and Dec. 1937.
PWA Docket No. MA W1155.
Source notes
National Archives: Record Group 135: Public Works Administration; Projects Control Division; Entry 52: Indices to Non-Federal Projects; Report No. 5: Status of All Completed Non-Federal Allotted Projects, page 12. http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2010/10/western_massachusetts_hospital.html
Project originally submitted by Evan Kalish on January 17, 2017.
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