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Prairie du Chien City Hall

Coordinates: 43°3′6″N 91°8′53″W / 43.05167°N 91.14806°W / 43.05167; -91.14806
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Prairie du Chien City Hall
Prairie du Chien City Hall is located in Wisconsin
Prairie du Chien City Hall
Prairie du Chien City Hall is located in the United States
Prairie du Chien City Hall
Location207 W. Blackhawk Ave., Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin
Coordinates43°3′6″N 91°8′53″W / 43.05167°N 91.14806°W / 43.05167; -91.14806
Arealess than one acre
Built1894 (1894)
Architectural styleLate Victorian
NRHP reference No.02001186[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 16, 2002

The Prairie du Chien City Hall is the city of Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin's historic former city hall. The city hall 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 served a variety of other purposes; it 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 in the building as well. In 2002–03, the city government left the building for a new city hall.[2]

The city hall was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 16, 2002.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Prairie du Chien City Hall". National Register or State Register. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved January 31, 2013.