Brandon Auditorium and Fire Hall

The Brandon Auditorium and Fire Hall, on Holmes Ave. in Brandon, Minnesota, is a historic fire station and other facility. It has also been known as the Brandon Auditorium and City Hall. It was built as a Works Progress Administration project during 1935–36. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

Brandon Auditorium and Fire Hall
LocationHolmes Ave., Brandon, Minnesota
Coordinates45°57′52″N 95°35′52″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1935-36
Built byWorks Progress Administration
ArchitectF. Boes Pfeifer
NRHP reference No.85001928[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 29, 1985

It is a unique municipal hall. It has been described as Minnesota's most creative WPA construction project and a symbol of its dual success in generating jobs and public buildings.[2] Now the Brandon History Center.

It was designed by Minneapolis architect F. Boes Pfeifer to serve as a combination gymnasium/auditorium, fire hall, and village office. It had a 27 feet (8.2 m) stage, and a balcony with a movie projection booth. The two-stall fire engine garage was no longer operational since the 1970s.[3]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. Granger, Susan (July 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination: Brandon Auditorium and Fire Hall / Brandon Auditorium and City Hall" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-02-05. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. Susan Granger (July 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Brandon Auditorium and Fire Hall / Brandon Auditorium and City Hall". National Park Service. Retrieved October 29, 2018. With accompanying seven photos from 1983 and c.1936


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