• Airport - Fitchburg MA
    The Works Progress Administration (WPA), in conjunction with the War Department, developed Fitchburg Airport in Massachusetts. WPA project details (referred to as 'Leominster'): "Improve municipal airport" Official Project Number: 165‐1‐14‐260 Total project cost: $121,270.00 Sponsor: War Department "Make improvements to airport" Total project cost: $149,270.00 Sponsor: Mayor and Public Works Department "Improve airport" Official Project Number: 265‐1‐14‐59 Total project cost: $509,980.00 Sponsor: Public Works Department
  • City Hall (former) Construction - Fitchburg MA
    Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) laborers constructed a vault for the protection of city documents at the former city hall in Fitchburg, Mass. The W.P.A. also tore out the old jail and renovated other aspects of the building. The location of the building is unknown to Living New Deal.
  • Fire Drill Tower (demolished) - Fitchburg MA
    Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) laborers constructed a fire drill practicing tower in Fitchburg, Mass. The drill tower was located at 28 Oliver St in Fitchburg. It was built behind an already existing fire station. The drill tower along with the fire state were demolished in early 2017.
  • Forest Hill Cemetery - Fitchburg MA
    Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) labor developed Forest Hill Cemetery. WPA Bulletin, 1937: Eventual income of $450,000 to be derived from the sale of burial lots, will benefit this city when WPA work projects on Forest Hill and Laurel cemeteries are completed. Almost 200,000 square feet of waste land are being transformed into a fine cemetery by the work projects.
  • Laurel Hill Cemetery - Fitchburg MA
    Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) labor developed Laurel Hill Cemetery. WPA Bulletin, 1937: Eventual income of $450,000 to be derived from the sale of burial lots, will benefit this city when WPA work projects on Forest Hill and Laurel cemeteries are completed. Almost 200,000 square feet of waste land are being transformed into a fine cemetery by the work projects.
  • Laurel Street Sewer - Fitchburg MA
    Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) workers undertook sewer construction work along Laurel Street in Fitchburg in 1937.
  • Nashua River Flood Control - Fitchburg MA
    In response to heavy flooding after a severe storm in 1936, Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) labor—under the direction of U.S. Army engineers—straightened and deepened the channel of the Nashua River in Fitchburg.
  • Princeton Road Bridge - Fitchburg MA
    Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) reconstructed a Princeton Road bridge in Fitchburg, Mass. WPA Bulletin: WPA in Fitchburg is rebuilding Princeton Road Bridge which was partially demolished by the March floods. The new bridge, forty feet wide, will soon be completed. The exact location and present status of the bridge is unknown to Living New Deal.