The Bradford Old City Hall is a historic

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located in

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, in McKean County. It was listed on the

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on May 17, 1976. The

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Victorian

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building was constructed in 1897. The building was designed by architect Enoch A. Curtis of

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. Curtis was also in charge of the building's reconstruction in 1902 after a devastating fire. The brick building features a four-story, clock tower that houses a four-dialed clock created by Seth Thomas around 1910. The building no longer functions as city hall, but remains home to some city government offices. The building is also located in a

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(KOZ).

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