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Flood Control Dike – West Springfield 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—constructed dikes along the Connecticut River in many Massachusetts communities, including West Springfield. A WPA Bulletin refers to this… read more

Project type: Flood and Erosion control, Infrastructure and Utilities
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Post Office – West Springfield MA

Post Office, West Springfield, MA

The historic post office building in West Springfield, Massachusetts was constructed in 1935 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service.

Project type: Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department

Post Office Relief – West Springfield MA

West Springfield MA Post Office Relief

The post office contains a 1938 Section of Fine Arts plaster relief by Walker Hancock entitled “New England Post Rider.” Hancock also created work for the Ariel Rios Bldg, Washington, DC and Soldier’s Memorial, St. Louis, MO.

Project type: Art Works, Sculpture and Bas Relief
Agency: Treasury Section of Fine Arts (TSFA)

Sewers – West Springfield MA

Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) labor constructed sewers in West Springfield, Mass. WPA Bulletin, 1937: Over in West Springfield … WPA is installing two miles of sanitary sewers which are attracting considerable attention. No complaints have been registered for the job… read more

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Sanitation and water disposal
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Veterans Field – West Springfield MA

W.P.A. Bulletin, 1937: “[T]he Memorial Athletic Field in the rear of King’s Highway School is rapidly nearing completion. Last April the field was rather ugly, idle land. Now there is a quarter-mile cinder track, circling a seeded oval, portable bleachers,… read more

Project type: Parks and Recreation, Athletic Courts and Fields, Civic Facilities, Monuments and Memorials, Park Roads and Bridges
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Westfield River Dike – West Springfield MA

W.P.A. Bulletin, 1937: “[N]ew projects will build two huge dikes in Springfield and its sister community, West Springfield, at a cost to the government of $304,000. At its peak, next spring, the projects will employ about 500. … The West… read more

Project type: Flood and Erosion control, Infrastructure and Utilities
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

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