Mountain Grove City Hall

Mountain Grove City Hall, also known as Mountain Grove City Hall and Jail, is a historic city hall located at Mountain Grove, Wright County, Missouri. It was built in 1937–1938, and is a two-story, flat-roofed building in the Works Progress Administration (WPA) Modern style. The building is clad in unfinished native field stone with beaded mortar joints, a technique commonly referred to as "Ozark rock" or "giraffe rock" construction. It was funded by the WPA and constructed with local labor.[2]:5, 8

Mountain Grove City Hall
Location301 E. 1st St., Mountain Grove, Missouri
Coordinates37°07′45″N 92°15′41″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1937 (1937)-1938
Built bySullivan, James Rufus
ArchitectBiddle, Cecil Wesley
Architectural styleWPA Modern
NRHP reference No.12000050[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 28, 2012

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.[1]

Mayor

The current mayor of the city is Fred VanBibber.

Because Mountain Grove is a 4th tier city the mayor is aided by a board of Alderpersons :[3]

Carolyn Mitchell Alderperson, Ward 1
Webb Friend Alderperson, Ward 1
Dan Bartlett Alderperson, Ward 2
Tom Ratteree Alderperson, Ward 2
Sondra Mahoney Alderperson, Ward 3
Wayne Jones Alderperson, Ward 3
Jim Dewitt Alderperson, Ward 4
Sherri Unger Alderperson, Ward 4

Each Alderpersons is elected for a 2 year term[4]

References
  1. "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 2/27/12 through 3/02/12. National Park Service. 2012-03-09.
  2. Mary Helen Catlett Allen (August 2011). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Mountain Grove City Hall" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-03-01. (includes 16 photographs from 2010)
  3. "Board of Alderpersons Members | Town of Mountain Grove, Missouri". www.mountaingrove.net. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
  4. "City Council | Town of Mountain Grove, Missouri". www.mountaingrove.net. Retrieved 2020-08-25.


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