Faith Municipal Building

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Municipal Building/City Hall
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Nearest city Faith, South Dakota
Coordinates 45°01′20″N102°02′18″W / 45.02222°N 102.03833°W / 45.02222; -102.03833 Coordinates: 45°01′20″N102°02′18″W / 45.02222°N 102.03833°W / 45.02222; -102.03833
Built1941 (1941)
Architect U.L. Freed
Architectural styleArt deco
NRHP reference No. 00000722 [1]
Added to NRHP22 June 2000

The Municipal Building is a historic building located at 206 Main Street, Faith, South Dakota. It was constructed in 1941 under the supervision of architect U.L. Freed and the Works Progress Administration as WPA project number 4073. The building formerly served as city hall and police station, but is now the municipal bar and liquor store.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. [1]

It has a two-story section and a one-story ell. It was a Works Progress Administration project. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Megan D. Eades (April 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Municipal Building/City Hall". National Park Service . Retrieved January 10, 2018. With two photos from 1999.