Excerpt: The building at the northeast corner of Hickory Street and Third Avenue was dedicated on May 3, 1937.
At that time, it replaced a 70-year-old structure on the southeast corner of the same intersection.
The property was acquired from the School District of Warren Borough on July 31, 1936, for the sum of $20,000, according to a copy of the deed.
The town council and Burgess (Mayor) Raymond W. Steber approved the purchase.
Historical documents provided by City Planner David Hildebrand show the general contractor for the construction was E.L. Van Sickle of Bradford and the architect was Lowrie & Green of Harrisburg.
The total cost of the project was $119,274 with construction taking $92,307 of that.
The Borough of Warren was awarded a Federal Public Works Administration Grant of $52,560, according to the minutes of a 1936 borough council meeting.
"This structure replaces a municipal building which was 70 years old, which had been remodeled several times, and had passed the point of economic usefulness," a historic document said. "The plan is H-shaped, 137 by 101 feet over all."
Construction was completed in January 1937.
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