Fallon City Hall

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Fallon City Hall
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Location55 E. Williams Ave., Fallon, Nevada
Coordinates 39°28′28″N118°46′36″W / 39.47444°N 118.77667°W / 39.47444; -118.77667
Area0.7 acres (0.28 ha)
Built1930-31
Built byErnest Gevelhoff and T.J. Rees
Architect DeLongchamps, Frederick
Architectural style Mission/Spanish Revival
NRHP reference No. 04001197 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 27, 2004

The Fallon City Hall, at 55 E. Williams Ave. in Fallon, Nevada, was built between 1930 and 1931. It was designed by architect Frederick DeLongchamps in Mission/Spanish Revival style. It is a 14,000 square foot one-story building built over a high basement. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. [1] It was deemed significant for its association with local politics and government, and "as a rare example of the Spanish Colonial Revival style in Fallon and as a work of a master, pre-eminent architect Frederick DeLongchamps." At the time of its NRHP listing it had continuously served as city hall since 1931. [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. 1 2 Bernadette Francke (July 1, 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Fallon City Hall". National Park Service. and accompanying four photos