Charles A. Pike Juvenile Center Addition - Lisbon OH

: Charles A. Pike Juvenile Center Addition - Lisbon OH

Project type: Penal Facilities, Education and Health, Military and Public Safety, Schools

Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA), Public Works Funding

Started: 1937

Completed: 1938

Contractors: George H. Whike Construction Co.

Quality of Information: Very Good

Marked: Unknown

Site Survival: Extant

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Description

The Public Works Administration contributed $35,000 for the construction of a new auditorium and gymnasium for David Anderson High School. Ground was broken for the project on December 9th 1937 and the structure was dedicated on October 3rd 1938. The total cost of the project was $70,000. The general construction contract went to the George H. Whike Construction Company of Canton Ohio. The building has since been renamed and currently serves as a juvenile court.

: Charles A. Pike Juvenile Center Addition - Lisbon OH
Charles A. Pike Juvenile Center

Charles A. Pike Juvenile Center Addition - Lisbon OH
Photo: Andrew Gallentine © Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 2023-03-11

Charles A. Pike Juvenile Center Addition - Lisbon OH

Source notes

"Lisbon School Project Given O.K. By Voters." The Salem News, Mar. 17, 1937 (page 1)

"Lisbon School Work Awarded." The Salem News, Nov. 27, 1937 (page 1)

"Lisbon Will Dedicate Gymnasium On Oct. 3." The Evening Review, Sept. 24, 1938 (page 6)

https://www.ccjcourt.com/

Project originally submitted by Andrew Gallentine on March 12, 2023.

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Location Info

260 W. Lincoln Way Lisbon, Ohio 44432
Lisbon, OH 44432

Coordinates: 40.77207, -80.77158

Charles A. Pike Juvenile Center Addition – Lisbon OH

Charles A. Pike Juvenile Center Addition - Lisbon OH