Madisonville Town Hall

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Madisonville Town Hall
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Location203 Cedar St., Madisonville, Louisiana
Coordinates 30°24′34″N90°09′32″W / 30.40944°N 90.15889°W / 30.40944; -90.15889 Coordinates: 30°24′34″N90°09′32″W / 30.40944°N 90.15889°W / 30.40944; -90.15889
Arealess than one acre
NRHP reference No. 90001741 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 8, 1990

The Madisonville Town Hall, at 203 Cedar in Madisonville, Louisiana, was built in 1911. [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. [1]

It is a vernacular (no style) two-story brick and stone building. Its concrete first floor has jail cells. The main (second) floor is reached by an exterior double stairway which is the main architectural feature of the building. It served as the town hall until 1976. In 1990 it was serving as the town's police station. [2]

In 2021 it is a museum, the Madisonville Historic Museum, displaying "local Native American history, Civil War history, and history of the families that founded Madisonville." [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 National Register staff, Louisiana Division of Historic Preservation (July 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Madisonville Town Hall". National Park Service . Retrieved March 7, 2021. With accompanying six photos from 1990
  3. [townofmadisonville.org]