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Municipal Building – Lehighton PA

Project type: City and Town Halls, Civic Facilities, Military and Public Safety, Police Stations
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA), Public Works Funding
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Description

Lehighton, Pennsylvania’s historic Municipal Building was built in 1936. Its construction was enabled by the provision of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA provided a $20,455 grant for the project, whose total cost was $47,764. Construction occurred between Feb. and Sept. 1936.

PWA Docket No. PA W1312

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 33.

Project originally submitted by Evan Kalish on September 7, 2015.

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Location Info

1 Constitution Ave.
Lehighton, PA 18235

Coordinates: 40.834156, -75.710731

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