Osceola Town Hall

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LocationN. Ocseola Rd., Osceola, New York
Coordinates 43°30′11″N75°43′21″W / 43.50306°N 75.72250°W / 43.50306; -75.72250 Coordinates: 43°30′11″N75°43′21″W / 43.50306°N 75.72250°W / 43.50306; -75.72250
Arealess than one acre
Built1882
Architectural styleGothic Revival, Carpenter Gothic
NRHP reference No. 05001454 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 22, 2005

Osceola Town Hall is a historic town hall located at Osceola in Lewis County, New York. It was built in 1882 as Osceola Methodist Church. It is a one-story, three bay wide, four bay deep Carpenter Gothic building surmounted by a steeply pitched metal clad gable roof with decorative wood trim. In the 1920s, it was converted for use as a town hall and later a library as well. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Nancy L. Todd (September 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Osceola Town Hall". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2009-12-10.See also: "Accompanying two photos".