- City:
- Front Royal, VA
- Site Type:
- Courthouses (State & Local), Civic Facilities
- New Deal Agencies:
- Public Works Administration (PWA), Public Works Funding
- Started:
- 1935
- Completed:
- 1936
- Contractor:
- Peters Construction Company
- Marked:
- Yes
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
The historic Warren County Courthouse in Front Royal, Virginia was built with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $17,587 grant for the project, whose total cost was $62,931. Construction occurred between July 1935 and August 1936. The building is still in service.
PWA Docket No. 7608
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 119.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_County_Courthouse_%28Virginia%29
Building plaque
Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on March 29, 2015.
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