Armory (former) Improvements - Newport RI

City:: Newport, RI
Site Type:: Armories, Military and Public Safety
New Deal Agencies:: Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs
Site Survival:: Extant

Description

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) conducted an improvement project consisting of “general repairs to armory” at the former armory in Newport, Rhode Island. As of 2023 the building is home to the Sailing Museum and City of Newport Maritime Center.

WPA Project No. 65‐16‐1100

Source notes

Nationwide Context, Inventory, and Heritage Assessment of Works Progress Administration and Civilian Conservation Corps Resources on Department of Defense Installations, July 2009 (page C-169).

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on July 9, 2023.