- City:
- Cranston, RI
- Site Type:
- Education and Health, Civic Facilities, Hospitals and Clinics
- New Deal Agencies:
- Public Works Funding, Public Works Administration (PWA)
- Completed:
- 1936
Description
A three-story, Colonial Revival building built by the PWA in 1936. Like its neighbor, the Bernadette Building, the McDonald Building houses part of the women’s prison.
Source notes
Pages 15 & 19, Rhode Island: State-Owned Historic Properties (Rhode Island Historical Preservation Commission, 1989)Site originally submitted by John P. on February 20, 2014.
At this Location:
- Rhode Island State Infirmary Hospital (former): Virks Building - Cranston RI
- Rhode Island State Infirmary Hospital (former): Bernadette Building - Cranston RI
- Rhode Island State Infirmary Hospital (former): Power Plant - Cranston RI
- Rhode Island State Infirmary Hospital (former): Equipment Building - Cranston RI
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