Schuyler City Hall

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Schuyler City Hall
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Location1020 A Street, Schuyler, Nebraska
Coordinates 41°26′50″N97°03′29″W / 41.44722°N 97.05806°W / 41.44722; -97.05806 (Schuyler City Hall) Coordinates: 41°26′50″N97°03′29″W / 41.44722°N 97.05806°W / 41.44722; -97.05806 (Schuyler City Hall)
Arealess than one acre
Built1908 (1908)
Architect Joseph P. Guth
NRHP reference # 81000370 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 3, 1981

The Schuyler City Hall is a historic two-story building with a three-story clock tower in Schuyler, Nebraska. It was built as a city hall in 1908, and designed in the Medieval Italian stye by German-born architect Joseph P. Guth. [2] The Seth Thomas Clock Company clock was added in 1909. [2] The building has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since September 3, 1981. [1]

Clock tower architectural structure

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Schuyler, Nebraska City in Nebraska, United States

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Medieval architecture architectural style

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2013-11-02). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Penelope Chatfield (May 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Schuyler City Hall". National Park Service . Retrieved June 19, 2019. With accompanying pictures