- City:
- Columbiana, OH
- Site Type:
- Libraries, Education and Health
- New Deal Agencies:
- Public Works Administration (PWA), Public Works Funding
- Completed:
- 1939
- Designer:
- Frank Smith
- Contractor:
- J.G. Madden & Sons
- Quality of Information:
- Very Good
- Marked:
- No
- Site Survival:
- No Longer Extant
Description
The Public Works Administration contributed $7,605 towards the construction of a library in Columbiana. The building was designed by Frank Smith of Youngstown and built by J.G. Madden & Sons of East Palestine. The building has since been demolished.
Source notes
"Library Plans Win Approval; Columbiana Will Erect New Building, With Aid of PWA" The Salem News, 18 Nov 1938, p. 1
"$7,605 Allocated To Columbiana; Fund Is Set Up by PWA For Construction of New Library" The Salem News, 1 Nov 1938, p. 4
"Library Opens At Columbiana; State Librarian Is Guest As New Building Is Inspected" The Salem News, 2 Sept 1939, p.4
https://columbiana.lib.oh.us/library-history/
Personal visit to the Historical Society of Columbiana and Fairfield Township, Museum and Research Center
Site originally submitted by Andrew Gallentine on June 18, 2023.
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