- City:
- Lock Haven, PA
- Site Type:
- Civic Facilities, Courthouses (State & Local)
- New Deal Agencies:
- Public Works Funding, Public Works Administration (PWA)
- Started:
- 1936
- Completed:
- 1937
- Designer:
- Russell J. Howard
Description
Lock Haven, Pennsylvania’s historic Clinton County Courthouse was built in 1867. It was expanded during the Great Depression with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA provided a $44,730 grant for the project, whose total cost was $115,651. Construction occurred between May 1936 and May 1937.
PWA Docket No. PA W1094
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 31. https://courthousehistory.com/gallery/states/pennsylvania/counties/clintonSite originally submitted by Evan Kalish on September 7, 2015.
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