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Arthur E. Platt School Addition – East Providence RI

The PWA built an addition of several classrooms onto the rear of the original 1920s building. The building is in an abstracted Colonial Revival style. The addition was designed by Traficante & Niebuhr of East Providence. After being retired from… read more

Project type: Education and Health, Schools
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA)

Bliss Grade School Addition – East Providence RI

The PWA built a two-story addition to the original 1922 building. Both the addition and original building have been demolished. The addition was designed by East Providence architects Traficante & Niebuhr.

Project type: Education and Health, Schools
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA)

Bourne Avenue Drainage System – East Providence RI

Under the Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.), “a large drainage system was built along Bourne Avenue” in East Providence.

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Sanitation and Water Disposal
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

East Providence High School Addition – East Providence RI

In 1934 the PWA built this third floor addition to the existing high school building, which was completed in 1908. The Colonial Revival building was later occupied by the junior high, which itself later moved out. It is currently elderly… read more

Project type: Education and Health, Schools
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA)

Pierce Memorial Field – East Providence RI

Pierce Memorial Field was constructed as a federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) project during the Great Depression. “The site of the athletic field was an abandoned gravel pit … [which] had gradually been developing into a public dump, … taking… read more

Project type: Parks and Recreation, Athletic Courts and Fields
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Post Office – East Providence RI

The historic East Providence post office was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds in 1936. The building, which houses examples of New Deal artwork, is still in service.

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

Post Office Murals – East Providence RI

"The Hurricane"

The historic East Providence post office houses examples of New Deal artwork: three Section of Fine Art murals painted by Eugene Kingman in 1939. However, the murals are not in good condition. A third of the mural “East Providence” has… read more

Project type: Art Works, Murals
Agency: Treasury Section of Fine Arts (TSFA)

Sidewalks – East Providence RI

The WPA constructed “miles and miles of sidewalks” in East Providence, R.I.

Project type: Sidewalks and Stairs, Infrastructure and Utilities
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Streets – East Providence RI

Under the Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.), “numerous new streets were laid out [in East Providence] while others were rebuilt.”

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Roads, Bridges, and Tunnels
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Turner Dam and Reservoir – East Providence RI

James V. Turner Reservoir in East Providence, Rhode Island (with spillover into Seekonk, Massachusetts) was constructed with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. “Turner Reservoir was created in 1935 with the building of the Turner Dam, which… read more

Project type: Dams, Infrastructure and Utilities, Parks and Recreation, Water Supply
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA)

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