Buhl City Hall

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Buhl City Hall
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LocationBroadway and Elm St., Buhl, Idaho
Coordinates 42°36′0″N114°45′38″W / 42.60000°N 114.76056°W / 42.60000; -114.76056 Coordinates: 42°36′0″N114°45′38″W / 42.60000°N 114.76056°W / 42.60000; -114.76056
Arealess than one acre
Built1919
Architect Morgan B. Nisbet
Architectural styleMission/Spanish Revival
NRHP reference No. 78001099 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 8, 1978

The Buhl City Hall, at Broadway and Elm St. in Buhl, Idaho was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. [1]

It was designed by architect B. Morgan Nisbet and was built in 1919. It is a two-story Mission- or Spanish Revival-style stucco building. It has an outset center bay with a Baroque false gable. [2]

It was deemed to be "the best example of the [Mission] style used for governmental functions" among Mission style buildings in Twin Falls County where the style was popular during 1910 to 1928. [2]

The building was demolished on January 26, 1993. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 Don Hibbard (November 2, 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Buhl City Hall". National Park Service . Retrieved October 12, 2017. With photo from 1977.
  3. Sahm, Phil (January 27, 1993). "Historic hall falls". Times-News (Idaho). p. B1.