- City:
- Williamsport, PA
- Site Type:
- Education and Health, Schools, Gymnasiums, Colleges and Universities
- New Deal Agencies:
- Public Works Funding, Public Works Administration (PWA)
- Started:
- 1936
- Completed:
- 1937
Description
Bardo Gymnasium, now a part of the Pennsylvania College of Technology, was originally built as part of Williamsport High School. Sometimes mis-attributed to the WPA, the gym was constructed in 1936-7 with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds.
PWA Docket No. PA [W]1080.
Source notes
https://www.pct.edu/oca/articles/14winter/oneHundredMoments.htm https://www.pct.edu/trail/gym.htm 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.Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on March 15, 2015.
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