Clarion University - Clarion PA Then known as Clarion State Teachers College, Clarion University benefited during the Great Depression from a large construction project enabled by the federal Public Works Administration (PWA). The PWA provided a $120,278 grant for the project, whose final cost was $338,391. Construction occurred between February 1938 and January 1939. (PWA Docket No. 1819.)
Ten buildings were constructed on the campus, including a dormitory, laundry, and power plant addition. The present status of these structures is unknown to Living New Deal.