Improvements were made to the Central Cemetery in Millbury, Massachusetts with Federal Emergency Relief Act funds in 1933. 282 Millbury locals were given employment in 1933 as a result of the federal E.R.A. The federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed… read more
Improvements were made to the Millbury, Massachusetts’s Dorothy Manor School building and grounds with the assistance of federal New Deal funds. Municipal reports note that the federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) redecorated the building and installed a concrete floor in… read more
Improvements, including building washing and painting, were made to the Millbury, Massachusetts library in 1933 with Federal Emergency Relief Act funds. 282 Millbury locals were given employment in 1933 as a result of the federal E.R.A. The federal Works Progress… read more
Municipal sewers and drains were installed in Millbury, Massachusetts with Federal Emergency Relief Act funds in 1933. 282 Millbury locals were given employment in 1933 as a result of the federal E.R.A. E.R.A.-sponsored drains were installed on West St., Massasoit… read more
The contract to build the Millbury post office was awarded to the Daniel Cunningham Construction Company on March 15, 1940. The project was to be completed within 270 calendar days at a cost of $54,353.00. Groundbreaking occurred at the end… read more
The post office contains a Section of Fine Arts mural “An Incident in the King Philip War, 1670” was painted by Joe Lasker and installed in 1941 and was “revivified” in 1991.
Improvements were made to the Millbury, Massachusetts’s old Providence Street School building and grounds with the assistance of federal New Deal funds. The old school is now privately owned. The Civil Works Administration provided labor for a grounds grading project begun… read more
Federal Emergency Relief Act funds assisted the town of Millbury in the construction of a South Main Street bridge. It is probable that the bridge spans the Blackstone River; the status of the structure is unknown to Living New Deal.
Improvements, including building painting, were made to the old Millbury, Massachusetts town hall (destroyed by fire in 1971) with Federal Emergency Relief Act funds in 1933. 282 Millbury locals were given employment in 1933 as a result of the federal… read more
Improvements were made to the Millbury, Massachusetts’s old Union School (high school) building and grounds with the assistance of federal New Deal funds. The old high school is now the Mary Elizabeth McGrath Educational Center. The Civil Works Administration provided… read more
Improvements were made to the Millbury, Massachusetts’s old West Millbury School building and grounds with the assistance of federal New Deal funds. The old school, which also went by the name of Grass Hill School, has since been restored by… read more