Appleton City Hall

Appleton City Hall
Appleton City Hall from the northeast
Location 23 South Miles Street, Appleton, Minnesota
Coordinates 45°11′59″N 96°1′9″W / 45.19972°N 96.01917°W / 45.19972; -96.01917Coordinates: 45°11′59″N 96°1′9″W / 45.19972°N 96.01917°W / 45.19972; -96.01917
Area .25 acres (0.10 ha)
Built 1895
Architect N.W. Hawkinson
Architectural style Romanesque Revival
NRHP reference # 77000770[1]
Designated  June 17, 1977

Appleton City Hall is a historic municipal building in Appleton, Minnesota, United States. It was built in 1895 as one of the few monumental 19th-century buildings in rural western Minnesota. It initially housed Appleton's government offices, fire department, and jail on the ground floor and an auditorium on the upper floor.[2] The city hall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977 for having local significance in the themes of architecture and politics/government.[3] It was nominated for supposedly being an example of Richardsonian Romanesque architecture and for its long service as a local government and community center.[2] However other sources describe the building's style less specifically as Romanesque Revival[1][3], and its municipal services relocated to other facilities in 1976.[2]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 3 Spaeth, Lynn VanBrocklin; Fred Shank (1976-10-29). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory -- Nomination Form: Appleton City Hall". National Park Service. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
  3. 1 2 "Appleton City Hall". Minnesota National Register Properties Database. Minnesota Historical Society. 2009. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
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