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Hazel Green Town Hall
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Location2130 N. Main St., Hazel Green, Wisconsin
Coordinates 42°32′0″N90°26′5″W / 42.53333°N 90.43472°W / 42.53333; -90.43472
Arealess than one acre
Built1891 (1891)
Built byWilliam A. Hocking
Architectural styleBoom Town vernacular
NRHP reference No. 88003231 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 26, 1989

The Hazel Green Town Hall is a historic building in the village of Hazel Green, Wisconsin. Built in 1891, the building housed both the town clerk's office and the Hazel Green Opera House, a civic auditorium. The auditorium hosted town meetings, graduation ceremonies, religious events, and entertainers; it also served as the town's jail when necessary, as a cage could be added to the stage. The auditorium closed in the 1920s; the building is now private property. [2] [3]

The building was designed in the Boom Town style, which features a large facade in front of a smaller building. The facade has a tall bracketed cornice, while the building has a gable front. [2]

The Hazel Green Town Hall was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 26, 1989. [1]

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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 "Hazel Green Town Hall". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  3. Heggland, Timothy F. (July 14, 1988). "Hazel Green Town Hall". NRHP Inventory-Nomination Form. National Park Service. Retrieved June 16, 2016.