- City:
- Centre, AL
- Site Type:
- Civic Facilities, Courthouses (State & Local)
- New Deal Agencies:
- Public Works Funding, Public Works Administration (PWA)
- Started:
- 1937
- Completed:
- 1937
Description
The historic Cherokee County Courthouse in Centre, Alabama was constructed with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA provided a $30,897 grant for the project, whose total cost was $69,082. Construction occurred between February and September 1937.
PWA Docket No. AL W1112.
Source notes
National Archives: Record Group 135: Public Works Administration; Projects Control Division; Entry 52: Indices to Non-Federal Projects; Report No. 5: Status of All Completed Non-Federal Allotted Projects, page 87.Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on May 25, 2015.
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