City Hall (former) – Anchorage AK

City:
Anchorage, AK

Site Type:
Civic Facilities, City and Town Halls

New Deal Agencies:
Public Works Administration (PWA), Public Works Funding

Started:
1936

Completed:
1936

Designer:
E. Ellsworth Sedille

Description

The historic former Anchorage City Hall was built during the Great Depression with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds. The P.W.A. supplied a grant of $32,727 toward the project, whose total cost was $79.553. The building, which was constructed between April and September 1936, continues to serve municipal functions. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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 219. https://focus.nps.gov/pdfhost/docs/NRHP/Text/80000745.pdf

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on November 17, 2016.

Location Info


524 West 4th Ave.
Anchorage, AK 99501

Coordinates: 61.218217, -149.892713

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