Appleton City Hall

Appleton City Hall
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Appleton City Hall from the northeast
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Location	23 South Miles Street, Appleton, Minnesota
Coordinates	45°11′59″N96°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 No.	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]

See also

• List of city and town halls in the United States
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Swift County, Minnesota

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Spaeth, Lynn VanBrocklin; Fred Shank (October 29, 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory -- Nomination Form: Appleton City Hall". National Park Service. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
3. "Appleton City Hall". Minnesota National Register Properties Database. Minnesota Historical Society. 2009. Retrieved February 25, 2018.