• Cocasset Street Reconstruction - Foxboro MA
    Cocasset Street in Foxboro, Massachusetts was reconstructed as part of a WPA project that began in March 1938. This included the widening and resurfacing of the thoroughfare. The widening forced the removal of trees; the replacement of lost trees was part of the approved project. The final cost to pave approximately 4900 feet of road was reported at about $22,000, of which Federal funds contributed $14,558.
  • F. Gilbert Hills State Forest - Foxboro MA
    "Locally, the 1,000-acre F. Gilbert Hills State Forest in Foxboro, once surplus farmland, now welcomes about 40,000 visitors a year long after the CCC installed roads, improved trails and constructed buildings on the site."
  • Fire Station Improvements - Foxboro MA
    In 1934 The Foxboro Reporter wrote that work on the hose room at Foxboro, Massachusetts's fire station was a Civil Works Administration project. Exact location and current status of this project are unknown to the Living New Deal.
  • Foxboro State Hospital: Assembly Hall (former) - Foxboro MA
    The former Foxboro State Hospital was greatly expanded by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, with the aid of Federal funds, during the New Deal era. One Federal Public Works Administration-assisted project saw the construction of four buildings on the State Hospital campus, including the Assembly Building. The Assembly Building is located north of Chestnut Street along Payson Road. Construction details: "masonry exterior bearing, concrete and steel interior framing, steel roof truss, non-combustible roof deck." The Foxboro Reporter wrote that the building, "one story and balcony and basement, of brick and limestone, 127 feet long and 70 feet wide, will be constructed at...
  • Foxboro State Hospital: Laundry Building (former) - Foxboro MA
    The former Foxboro State Hospital was greatly expanded by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, with the aid of Federal funds, during the New Deal era. One Federal Public Works Administration-assisted project saw the construction of four buildings on the State Hospital campus, including the Laundry Building, which has been slated for demolition in 2014. Construction details: "masonry exterior bearing, concrete pier and floor slab, steel column, beam and flat roof deck." The Foxboro Reporter wrote that the building, "one story and basement, 150 feet long and 75 feet wide, of first class brick and stone, will be constructed at a cost of...
  • Foxboro State Hospital: Tuberculosis Building (demolished) - Foxboro MA
    The former Foxboro State Hospital was greatly expanded by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, with the aid of Federal funds, during the New Deal era. One Federal Public Works Administration-assisted project saw the construction of four buildings on the State Hospital campus, including the since-demolished Tuberculosis, or "T", Building. The "T" Building was located about 900 feet north of Chestnut Street between North Street and Payson Road, northwest of an assembly hall built at the same time with additional federal assistance. Construction details: "masonry exterior bearing, concrete and steel interior framing, wood flat roof framing." The Foxboro Reporter wrote that the building, "two...
  • Foxboro State Hospital: Walnut Lodge (former) - Foxboro MA
    The former Foxboro State Hospital was greatly expanded by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, with the aid of Federal funds, during the New Deal era. One Federal Public Works Administration-assisted project saw the construction of four buildings on the State Hospital campus, including the 'day space building.' This building is probably what was also known as Walnut Lodge. Construction details: "masonry exterior bearing, steel and steel joist and concrete framing, wood pitched wood deck." The Foxboro Reporter wrote that the building, "two stories and basement, 85 feet long and 28 feet wide, brick construction, with piazzas 53 feet long and 14 feet...
  • High Rock Fire Tower - Foxboro MA
    "The new sixty-foot fire tower on High Rock is nearing completion. The work has been done by the men of the C. C. C. The glass-enclosed observation room at the top of the tower will be occupied during the period from April to October next year, by a man whose duty it will be to detect forest fires and notify the fire fighting forces where the blaze is located. By triangulating with maps and instruments these observers locate the blazes with amazing accuracy." A personal visit to this site in 2014 suggests that the CCC structure has been demolished and replaced.
  • Municipal Water Storage Tank - Foxboro MA
    "The water storage tank for the town water system, located on the hill at the end of Glenwood Avenue, was inadequate for the growing community. Engineers recommended a 1,023,000-gallon tank on Main Street near Lakeview Road. The Work Pro Administration agreed to cover 45% of the cost and the town was quick to respond. Work commenced on October 19, 1938 and the standpipe was placed in service on June 24, 1939. The original standpipe on Glenwood Avenue has since been removed."
  • Post Office (former) - Foxboro MA
    This former post office building was constructed by the Treasury in 1938. It now houses private real estate offices. A New Deal wooden sculpture by Arnold Geissbuhler now hangs in the new post office.
  • Post Office Relief - Foxboro MA
    This 1941 Section of Fine Arts relief by Arnold Geissbuhler depicts “Straw Cutting and Weaving.” It was originally installed in the town's 1938 post office, but has since been moved to the new post office on Wall St.
  • Town Office Improvements - Foxboro MA
    In 1934 The Foxboro Reporter wrote that Civil Works Administration labor was used to improve and redecorate the town offices of Foxboro, Massachusetts.