Western Massachusetts Hospital – Westfield MA

City:
Westfield, MA

Site Type:
Hospitals and Clinics, Education and Health, Civic Facilities

New Deal Agencies:
Public Works Administration (PWA), Public Works Funding

Started:
1936

Completed:
1937

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. https://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2010/10/western_massachusetts_hospital.html

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on January 17, 2017.

Location Info


91 E Mountain Rd.
Westfield, MA 01085

Coordinates: 42.110373, -72.701035

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