Merrill City Hall

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Merrill City Hall
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Merrill City Hall
Location717 E. 2nd St.
Merrill, Wisconsin
Coordinates 45°10′49″N89°41′24″W / 45.18034°N 89.68995°W / 45.18034; -89.68995
Built1888-1889
Architect T. D. Allen
Architectural style Queen Anne
NRHP reference No. 78000117
Added to NRHPJuly 12, 1978

Merrill City Hall is located in Merrill, Wisconsin. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. [1]

History

When it originally opened, the building housed a jail and the T.B. Scott Free Library in addition to the city offices. [2]

It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. The city hall moved to a newer location in 1977.

Merrill City Hall was constructed in the Richardsonian Romanesque style and made of local brick, sandstone, and virgin timber. [3]

Currently, the building serves as an apartment complex known as the Merrill City Hall Apartments. It still incorporates many of the historical elements of the building into the design of the individual apartment units. [4]

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References

  1. "Merrill City Hall: Merrill, Wisconsin". Find the Data.org. Archived from the original on 2012-07-11. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
  2. "Fighting City Hall". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
  3. "Merrill City Hall Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
  4. "Merrill City Hall". Historical Marker Database.org. Retrieved 2012-02-28.