Corrections: In 1921, a School of Practical Nursing was added at Tewksbury, and trained nurses until its closure in 1997 for financial reasons. Tewksbury Hospital's then-CEO, Raymond Sanzone said of the closure, "None of us is happy with this closing, but the school is no longer financially viable. [...] The main mission of this institution is to treat patients, not to train nurses" WPA expansion Tewksbury saw a second major expansion of its facilities during the 1930s under the Works Progress Administration (WPA) program. WPA-constructed buildings added during that decade included: the Married Couples Building (ca. 1930), Special Building (ca. 1930) (a dormitory building), the Dining Room/Kitchen (1934), Stonecroft (1935) (an agricultural building in the Craftsman style), and the Nichols Building (1939). Along with new buildings, came murals painted by artists employed by the Federal Art Project. These murals decorate the central room of the Old Administration Building (now known as the Mural Room), and feature work by artists Maurice Compris, Samuel F. Hershey, and W. Lester Stevens. Modernization Tewksbury's pre-Civil War "Long Asylum" and several other older buildings were demolished in 1971 to make way for new construction. Buildings demolished included the remaining buildings from Tewksbury's time as an almshouse, along with two Hartwell & Richardson designed hospital wards. In January 1973, Tewksbury achieved accredited by the precursor of the Joint Commission. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Middlesex County, Massachusetts References External links Tewksbury Hospital Public Health Museum (at Tewksbury) Tewksbury Almshouse Intake Records [1854-1884] at University of Massachusetts Lowell Hospital buildings completed in 1854 Hospitals in Middlesex County, Massachusetts Almshouses in the United States Hospital buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts National Register of Historic Places in Middlesex County, Massachusetts Hospitals established in 1854 Psychiatric hospitals in Massachusetts 1854 establishments in Massachusetts