State Highway Department Building – Allentown, PA, USA
N 40° 34.609 W 075° 28.863
18T E 459285 N 4491893
The State Highway Department Building is located along Lehigh Street in the vicinity of Queen City Municipal Airport.
Waymark Code: WM17T21
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 03/31/2023
Views: 1
From the New Deal in PA Website (https://livingnewdeal.org/projects/penndot-facility-allentown-pa/):
'Referring to projects accomplished by the Public Works Administration, The Indiana Gazette writes in 1937: “Five combination garage and office buildings at Allentown, Carlisle, New Castle, Bedford and Greensburg, have been built for the State Highway Department. These modern structures will house the road equipment used by the Highway Department and will provide adequate office space for its maintenance forces.”
This building, identified by Lehigh County assessment details as being constructed during the 1930s, is still being used by the Transportation Department (now PennDOT).'
It was probably constructed in 1936, as the article describes the building having been in place by 1937.
Project type: Government building (non-park)
Date built or created: 1936
Location: 1712 Lehigh St.
City: Allentown, PA
Condition: Good upkeep with a little wear and tear
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