Bradford Old City Hall

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]

Bradford Old City Hall
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Bradford Old City Hall, June 2009
Location	25–27 Kennedy Street Bradford, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	41°57′25″N 78°38′51.5″W
Area	~10,500 square feet (980 m2)
Built	1897
Architect	Enoch A. Curtis
Architectural style	Victorian, Romanesque Revival
NRHP reference No.	76002156[1]
Added to NRHP	May 17, 1976

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]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in McKean County, Pennsylvania

References

1. "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.