Commerce City Hall

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Commerce City Hall
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Commerce City Hall, January 2017
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LocationVillage Square bordered by Tywappity, Cape Girardeau, Spring and Washington, Commerce, Missouri
Coordinates 37°9′30″N89°26′42″W / 37.15833°N 89.44500°W / 37.15833; -89.44500 Coordinates: 37°9′30″N89°26′42″W / 37.15833°N 89.44500°W / 37.15833; -89.44500
Arealess than one acre
Built1896 (1896)
Architectural styleOne-room government building
NRHP reference # 04001575 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 2, 2005

Commerce City Hall is a historic city hall located at Commerce, Scott County, Missouri. It was built about 1896, and is a one-story, one room, frame building measuring 26 feet by 50 feet. It has a hipped roof and sits on a brick and concrete pier foundation. [2] :5

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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. Carla L. Jordan (September 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Commerce City Hall" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-02-01. (includes 5 photographs from 2004)