• Rundel Memorial Library - Rochester NY
    Rochester, New York's historic Rundel Memorial Library was constructed during the 1930s with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. LibraryWeb.org: "Twenty-two years after the Rochester Public Library was established, construction finally began on a central library. ... The Rundel bequest, after accruing interest over the years, now amounted to about one million dollars. A PWA (Public Works Administration) federal grant of several hundred thousand dollars supplemented the Rundel fund. A site had been chosen along the Genesee River on South Avenue between Court and Broad Streets. Ground was broken in December of 1933 after all arrangements had been made....