Post Office – Southington CT
Constructed in 1940, this New Deal post office is also the site of Ann Hunt Spence’s 1942 mural, “Romance of Southington,” painted under the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.
Post Office Mural – Southington CT
This oil-on-canvas Section of Fine Arts mural entitled “Romance of Southington” was painted in 1942 by Ann Hunt Spence.
WPA Malaria Prevention Efforts – Southington CT
“The WPA worked at malaria prevention … [A] swampy mosquito breeding area near the center of Southington, Connecticut … was converted to a free-flowing canal by the WPA.”