• Cochituate Fire Station (former) Improvements - Wayland MA
    The W.P.A. conducted improvement work to the former Cochituate fire station. Work included interior and exterior repainting.
  • Cochituate Water System - Wayland MA
    Multiple New Deal agencies contributed to the construction of water mains and development of the water system for Wayland, Mass. Examples of water mains installed or replaced: Stanton St., Harrison St., and Dunster Ave. in 1933; Old Connecticut Path and Sycamore Rd. in 1934.
  • Dudley Pond Bathing Beach - Wayland MA
    F.E.R.A. developed a bathing beach at Dudley Pond in Wayland, Mass.
  • Lakeview Cemetery Improvements - Wayland MA
    Lakeview Cemetery in Wayland, Mass. was improved by Civil Works Administration (C.W.A.) labor.
  • Library Improvements - Wayland MA
    F.E.R.A. improved the grounds at the library in Wayland, Mass. in 1934.
  • North Cemetery Improvements - Wayland MA
    North Cemetery in Wayland, Mass. was improved by Federal Emergency Relief Administration (F.E.R.A.) labor. Work included reconstruction of the entrance and rotten stump removal.
  • Old Town Hall Improvements - Wayland MA
    F.E.R.A. conducted improvement works to the old town hall building and grounds in Wayland, MA.
  • Road Improvements - Wayland MA
    Multiple New Deal agencies contributed to safety improvement work and other road development in Wayland, Mass. For example, work in 1934 included the widening of Hazelbrook Ln., Rice Rd., and Stone Bridge Rd. Island Road and Oak St. were widened, and Water Row rebuilt in 1935.
  • Sewers and Drains - Wayland MA
    F.E.R.A. conducted a drainage project on Shawmut Ave. in 1934.
  • Sidewalks - Wayland MA
    Multiple New Deal agencies contributed to the construction of sidewalks in Wayland, Mass.
  • South Cemetery Improvements - Wayland MA
    South Cemetery in Wayland, Mass. was improved by Federal Emergency Relief Administration (F.E.R.A.) labor. Work included the rebuilding of cemetery stone walls.
  • Town Hall (Old High School) - Wayland MA
    The historic Wayland Town Hall building was constructed as the town's high school during the Great Depression. It was built as a New Deal project, undertaken with federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds. The P.W.A. supplied a $30,025 grant for the project, whose total cost was $105,871. Construction occurred between Nov. 1934 and Nov. 1935. The school, designed in Colonial Revival style, was occupied in Sept. 1936. Our primary photo, on display at Wayland Town Hall, shows the building amid extraordinary flooding of the Sudbury River after a historic hurricane in Sept. 1938. (The W.P.A. conducted extensive work helping this region...