Hampton Beach Seawall
by Anne Sands
Title
Hampton Beach Seawall
Artist
Anne Sands
Medium
Painting - Acrylics
Description
This acrylic painting is based on a vintage postcard of Hampton Beach. The wall was built in 1934.
Up to the advent of the New Deal, the condition of the very popular Hampton Beach area was in rather dilapidated condition due to storms, tides, river currents, erosion, and piecemeal work by the local authorities which resulted in a loss of property of half a million dollars due to its nature as a sand barrier island.
Work on the 3,900-foot North Beach breakwater, running from the Coast Guard station south to Winnacunnet Road, began in April 1934 under a $219,000 contract awarded to Warren Bros. Construction Company of Boston, and the concave wall was completed by August. Homer Johnson, under a subcontract, used his eight trucks to haul 57 carloads of cement, 20,000 tons of granite block, and 8,000 yards of gravel for the breakwater project. Much of the seawall has since been reconstructed.
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February 28th, 2021
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