Prairie du Chien City Hall

United States historic place


Prairie du Chien City Hall
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


43°3′6″N 91°8′53″W / 43.05167°N 91.14806°W / 43.05167; -91.14806
Area	less than one acre
Built	1894 (1894)
Architectural style	Late Victorian
NRHP reference No.	02001186^[1]
Added to NRHP	October 16, 2002

The Prairie du Chien City Hall is the city of Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin's historic former city hall. It was built in 1894 on the grounds of the city's former opera house, which burned down the previous year. In addition to being the center of city government, the building held a civic auditorium, Prairie du Chien's first public library, a jail, and the city's police and fire departments. From 1929 to the 1950s, the American Legion held meetings and events there as well. In 2002–03, the city government moved to a new city hall.^[2]

The city hall was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 16, 2002.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "Prairie du Chien City Hall". National Register or State Register. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved January 31, 2013.