- City:
- Providence, 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 multiple improvement and development projects at the former Cranston Street Armory in Providence, Rhode Island. Projects included: “paint and varnish armory,” “install wall board, finish interior, and paint mess hall,” “construct garage and repair shop,” “improve armory,” “construct parking ground and motor park,” “various repairs to armor[y],” and “repair sidewalks and roof, and paint.”
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.
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