Bradford Old City Hall

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Bradford Old City Hall
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Bradford Old City Hall, June 2009
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Location2527 Kennedy Street
Bradford, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 41°57′25″N78°38′51.5″W / 41.95694°N 78.647639°W / 41.95694; -78.647639 Coordinates: 41°57′25″N78°38′51.5″W / 41.95694°N 78.647639°W / 41.95694; -78.647639
Area~10,500 square feet (980 m2)
Built1897
Architect Enoch A. Curtis
Architectural style Victorian, Romanesque Revival
NRHP reference No. 76002156 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 17, 1976

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 68-by-90-foot (21 by 27 m) brick building features a four-story, 100 feet (30 m) 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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References

  1. 1 2 "NPS Focus". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved July 4, 2009.
  2. Engineering News 37, no. 13 (April 1, 1897): 117.
  3. Engineering Record 45, no. 11 (March 15, 1902): 262.
  4. Dunlevey, Charles (January 5, 1976). "Bradford Old City Hall" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission . Retrieved May 23, 2011.
  5. "Old City Hall". Bradford, PA: Office of Economic and Community Development. Archived from the original on September 14, 2009. Retrieved July 6, 2009.