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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… read more

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

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.”

Project type: Parks and Recreation, Park Roads and Bridges, Paths and Trails
Agency: Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), Work Relief Programs

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.

Project type: Civic Facilities, Firehouses, Military and Public Safety
Agency: Civil Works Administration (CWA), Work Relief Programs

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… read more

Project type: Civic Facilities, Education and Health, Hospitals and Clinics
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA), Public Works Funding

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… read more

Project type: Civic Facilities, Education and Health, Hospitals and Clinics
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA), Public Works Funding

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… read more

Project type: Civic Facilities, Education and Health, Hospitals and Clinics
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA), Public Works Funding

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… read more

Project type: Civic Facilities, Education and Health, Hospitals and Clinics
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA), Public Works Funding

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… read more

Project type: Fire Lookouts, Forestry and Agriculture, Parks and Recreation
Agency: Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), Work Relief Programs

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[gress] Administration… read more

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Water Supply
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs

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.

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

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.

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

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.

Project type: City and Town Halls, Civic Facilities
Agency: Civil Works Administration (CWA), Work Relief Programs

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