• Second Ward School (former) - Bradford PA
    The former Second Ward School in Bradford, PA, located at the northwest corner of Congress and Elm Streets, was built as a New Deal project. "The new Second Ward School was financed under the Public Works Administration, Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal of 1933.  It was part of an extensive building program which saw eight other schools (Bradford Senior High School, School Street Junior High, Earl J. Hyatt, West Branch, Hobson Place, Lee Driver, M.J. Ryan, Custer City, Fourth Ward, Third Ward and Lincoln) constructed in the Bradford area since 1925." The Public Works Administration (PWA) provided a $184,150 grant for the school...
  • Swimming Pool - Bradford PA
    A municipal swimming pool in Bradford, PA was built in 1939 as a New Deal project: the Public Works Administration (PWA) provided a $66,922 grant for the pool construction project in Bradford, whose total cost was $146,095. PWA Docket No. PA 2110
  • Water System - Bradford PA
    A large waterworks construction project in Bradford, Pennsylvania was undertaken during the Great Depression with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $101,700 grant for the project, whose total cost was $184,972. Work occurred between October 1938 and June 1939. (PWA Docket No. PA X2027)