Millville Sites

The Federal Emergency Relief Administration (F.E.R.A.) and/or Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) funded the labor for and materials for improvements to the since-demolished Banigan City School building in Millville, Massachusetts. Improvements included painting, for which the federal government also paid for the project's materials. While the school no longer remains, the building's foundation can still be found at what is known as the Banigan City Schoolyard, which is adjacent to the senior center on the south side of Prospect St.

The Federal Emergency Relief Administration (F.E.R.A.) and Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) funded the labor for and materials for improvements to the former Chestnut City School building in Millville, Massachusetts. Improvements included painting, for which the federal government also paid for the project's materials; and filling, grading, and drainage work to the grounds. Living New Deal believes this to be what was known as Millville's Little Red Schoolhouse, a building on Chestnut Hill Road that is now a private residence. Its exact location is unknown to Living New Deal.

The Federal Emergency Relief Administration (F.E.R.A.) reconstructed a mile-long stretch of Chestnut Street in 1934-5. From 25 to 60 men were employed for six months. The project was undertaken at a cost of $17,322, for which the federal government contributed $11,322.

The federal Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) furnished the labor for the demolition of unspecified buildings on Main Street in Millville, Massachusetts. The work employed seven men.

The Federal Emergency Relief Administration (F.E.R.A.) and/or Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) furnished the labor for the construction of two 500-foot stone-walled drains at Ironstone Street in Millville, Massachusetts.

The Federal Emergency Relief Administration (F.E.R.A.) furnished the labor for the expansion of the former library space at Millville, Massachusetts's former town hall, located at the northeast corner of Main Street and Preston Street (across from where the current library now resides). The project involved excavation beneath the facility. The building has since been demolished, and the town hall and library have relocated.

The federal Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) conducted improvement work at the former Longfellow School (now town hall) in Millville, Massachusetts. Work included painting the exterior of the Longfellow School buildings, a project which "gave employment to 4 men for a period of eight weeks."

1939: "An area of 1 1/2 acres which moved into Millville ownership through tax title foreclosure, adjacent to the Longfellow School property, is in the process of development as a playground and recreational center. The work is being carried out as a W.P.A. project employing 25 men. This parcel presented an exceedingly rough and unsightly appearance, with outcropping ledge and cellar holes being the predominant features discernible. Plans call for the grading, filling, drainage, ledge removal, retaining walls and landscaping which will ultimately transform the plot into a beauty spot, with facilities for playground and recreational activities." The playground is still...

The federal Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) furnished the labor for a reforestation project involving multiple parcels in Millville, Massachusetts ca. 1938-9. 40 men were put to work on the project. The parcels involved comprised an area of more than 200 acres.

The federal Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) furnished the labor for the construction of a retaining wall and sidewalk at an unspecified location. The work employed ten men.

The Federal Emergency Relief Administration (F.E.R.A.) and Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) funded the labor for "a program of comprehensive repair" of roads in Millville, Massachusetts. One slate of work involved 8.5 miles of roads in the town, "four miles of which are farm to market roads."