Bradford Old City Hall Explained

Bradford Old City Hall
Location:25 - 27 Kennedy Street
Bradford, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:41.9569°N -78.6476°W
Area:~
Built:1897
Architecture:Victorian, Romanesque Revival
Architect:Enoch A. Curtis
Added:May 17, 1976
Refnum:76002156[1]

The Bradford Old City Hall is a historic city hall located in Bradford, Pennsylvania, in McKean County. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 17, 1976.[1]

The eclectic Victorian Romanesque Revival building was constructed in 1897. The building was designed by architect Enoch A. Curtis of Fredonia, New York.[2] Curtis was also in charge of the building's reconstruction in 1902 after a devastating fire.[3] The 68feetby90feetft (byft) brick building features a four-story, clock tower that houses a four-dialed clock created by Seth Thomas around 1910.[4]

The building no longer functions as city hall, but remains home to some city government offices. The building is also located in a Keystone Opportunity Zone (KOZ).[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: NPS Focus . July 4, 2009 . National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. Engineering News 37, no. 13 (April 1, 1897): 117.
  3. Engineering Record 45, no. 11 (March 15, 1902): 262.
  4. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form . [{{NRHP-PA|H000607_01H.pdf}} Bradford Old City Hall ]. Charles . Dunlevey . . January 5, 1976 . . May 23, 2011.
  5. Web site: Old City Hall . Office of Economic and Community Development . Bradford, PA . July 6, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090914061856/http://www.bradfordpa.org/city_hall_site.html . September 14, 2009 .