Prairie du Chien City Hall
Appearance
Prairie du Chien City Hall | |
Location | 207 W. Blackhawk Ave., Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin |
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Coordinates | 43°3′6″N 91°8′53″W / 43.05167°N 91.14806°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1894 |
Architectural style | Late Victorian |
NRHP reference No. | 02001186[1] |
Added to NRHP | October 16, 2002 |
The Prairie du Chien City Hall is the city of Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin's historic former city hall. It was built in 1894 on the grounds of the city's former opera house, which burned down the previous year. In addition to being the center of city government, the building held a civic auditorium, Prairie du Chien's first public library, a jail, and the city's police and fire departments. From 1929 to the 1950s, the American Legion held meetings and events there as well. In 2002–03, the city government moved to a new city hall.[2]
The city hall was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 16, 2002.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Prairie du Chien City Hall". National Register or State Register. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
Categories:
- Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin
- City and town halls on the National Register of Historic Places in Wisconsin
- Victorian architecture in Wisconsin
- Government buildings completed in 1894
- Buildings and structures in Crawford County, Wisconsin
- National Register of Historic Places in Crawford County, Wisconsin
- City halls in Wisconsin
- Wisconsin Registered Historic Place stubs