Appleton City Hall

Appleton City Hall is a historic municipal building in Appleton, Minnesota, United States. It was built in 1895 as one of the few monumental 19th-century buildings in rural western Minnesota. It initially housed Appleton's government offices, fire department, and jail on the ground floor and an auditorium on the upper floor.[2] The city hall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977 for having local significance in the themes of architecture and politics/government.[3] It was nominated for supposedly being an example of Richardsonian Romanesque architecture and for its long service as a local government and community center.[2] However other sources describe the building's style less specifically as Romanesque Revival,[1][3] and its municipal services relocated to other facilities in 1976.[2]

Appleton City Hall
Appleton City Hall from the northeast
Location23 South Miles Street, Appleton, Minnesota
Coordinates45°11′59″N 96°1′9″W
Area.25 acres (0.10 ha)
Built1895
ArchitectN.W. Hawkinson
Architectural styleRomanesque Revival
NRHP reference No.77000770[1]
Designated June 17, 1977

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Spaeth, Lynn VanBrocklin; Fred Shank (1976-10-29). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory -- Nomination Form: Appleton City Hall". National Park Service. Retrieved 2018-02-25. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. "Appleton City Hall". Minnesota National Register Properties Database. Minnesota Historical Society. 2009. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
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