Cranston Field – Cranston RI

City:
Cranston, RI

Site Type:
Parks and Recreation, Stadiums

New Deal Agencies:
Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Started:
1935

Completed:
1939

Designer:
Frank P. Sheldon & Son

Description

A large, vaguely classical styled structure, built by the WPA as Cranston’s main stadium. It was designed by Providence architects and engineers Frank P. Sheldon & Son. It is mainly used for high school athletics, but also occasionally hosts larger events.

Source notes

Page 68, Cranston, Rhode Island: Statewide Historical Preservation Report P-C-1 (Rhode Island Historical Preservation Commission, 1980)

Site originally submitted by John P. on March 1, 2014.

Location Info

9 Flint Avenue
Cranston, RI 02910
Providence County

Coordinates: 41.783418, -71.44617

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