“Between 1935 and 1940, Massachusetts and the federal government, primarily using Works Project Administration funds, constructed 63 buildings (all but Buildings 102 and the old Williams Hospital have since been demolished) and two, 500-foot (150 m) wide turf runways at… read more
In late 1938 the WPA alloted $23,509 for a “program of repairing and improving highways throughout the town [of Falmouth, Massachusetts], principally in hurricane-affected areas.”
“Between 1935 and 1940, Massachusetts and the federal government, primarily using Works Project Administration funds, constructed 63 buildings (all but Buildings 102 and the old Williams Hospital have since been demolished) and two, 500-foot (150 m) wide turf runways at… read more
“[Mr.] Fritz [Fuglister] worked on various WPA projects during the thirties, including a mural for the [then-new] Falmouth police station, which was situated just behind the old Town Hall, near the Falmouth Public Library. Regrettably, the old station and its… read more
The post office in Falmouth, Massachusetts was constructed with federal funds. The building, which opened for business in 1940, is still in use today. A New Deal-funded oil painting titled “Recapture of Corn Schooner from British” hangs in the lobby…. read more
The post office contains a Section of Fine Arts funded oil painting titled “Recapture of Corn Schooner from British.” The mural hangs in the lobby. It was painted by Karl Oberteuffer in 1943.