Municipal Building – Pleasantville PA

City:
Pleasantville, PA

Site Type:
Civic Facilities, City and Town Halls

New Deal Agency:
Unknown

Completed:
1935

Description

Pleasantville, Pennsylvania’s historic stone Municipal Building was constructed as a federal public works project during the Great Depression. The building, which opened in 1935, is still in service.

Credit is alternatively given to the Works Progress Administration (WPA) or Public Works Administration (PWA), depending on one’s sources, though it is possible the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) assisted with the building’s construction.

Source notes

Building plaque https://venango.pa-roots.com/pleasantville8.html https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/48539933/ https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/10127415/

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

Location Info


114 W State St.
Pleasantville, PA 16341

Coordinates: 41.592378, -79.581156

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