- 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.pdfSite originally submitted by Evan Kalish on November 17, 2016.
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