Oxford, Massachusetts’s old Colonel DeWitt Fire Station, located on Barton Street, received modest assistance from Federal Emergency Relief Administration funds in 1934. The current status of the building is unknown to Living New Deal.
Oxford, Massachusetts’s old high school received assistance from multiple New Deal programs during the 1930s. In 1933 the Civil Works Administration (CWA) painted and decorated the school building, a project continued under the federal Emergency Relief Administration. The building, now… read more
Oxford, Massachusetts’s old Huguenot Steamer No. 1 Fire Station is located on Main Street in North Oxford. A second-story community meeting space was in the building was known as Huguenot Hall. Huguenot Hall received assistance from the federal Works Progress… read more
Oxford, Massachusetts’s old Joslin School—since demolished—received assistance from numerous New Deal programs during the 1930s. In 1933 the Civil Works Administration (CWA) graded a playground at the rear of the school and built a sidewalk from the school to Main… read more
Oxford, Massachusetts’s Memorial Hall (city hall) received assistance from the federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) during the 1930s. The program provided labor for basement improvements and other repairs in 1935; other work was undertaken in 1938, 1939, and 1940.
The community Moth Inspector for the town of Oxford, Massachusetts received aid from multiple New Deal agencies beginning in 1933. The Civil Works Administration (CWA), Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA), and Works Progress Administration (WPA) each provided funding for the… read more
Multiple federal New Deal agencies, particularly the Works Progress Administration (WPA), assisted with the construction of municipal roads in Oxford, Mass. and North Oxford, Mass. during the 1930s. The Report of the Selectman for the town for 1935 states: “…… read more
Multiple New Deal agencies assisted with the construction of sidewalks in Oxford, Mass. and North Oxford, Mass. during the 1930s. One project included the construction of a sidewalk at Barber[‘s] Hollow.
Oxford, Massachusetts’s old town garage was constructed with the assistance of the federal Work Projects Administration (WPA) ca. 1940. The exact location and present status of the project is unknown to Living New Deal, but it is believed that the… read more
Oxford, Massachusetts’s old Woodward School received assistance from multiple New Deal programs during the 1930s. In 1933 the Civil Works Administration (CWA) graded a playground at the school and painted and decorated the building, a project which, town reports state,… read more