Midway Town Hall - Midway, Utah
N 40° 30.744 W 111° 28.493
12T E 459768 N 4484739
Midway Town Hall is located on Main Street in Midway Utah.
Waymark Code: WMBJCB
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 05/25/2011
Views: 7
The Midway Town Hall was constructed with Works Progress Administration (WPA) funds and local labor in 1941. It is on the National Register of Historic Places.
The plaque on the front of the building confirms the WPA project. The plaque is a Utah Historic Site plaque and it reads:
The Midway Town Hall was designed by architect Claude Shepherd Ashworth and built by Frederick O. Hauter. Originally known as the Midway recreation center, it was constructed with Works Progress Administration (WPA) funds and local labor in 1941. Built of local limestone known as "pot rock," this structure has characteristics reminiscent of the Arts and Crafts and Tudor Revival Style with its rustic wooden lintels, brackets on the gable ends, steeply pitched roof, half-timbering, and scribed wooden pendants.
The Midway Town Hall helps document the impact of New Deal programs in Utah, one of the states that the Great Depression affected most severely. Located on the site of Old Fort Midway in the civic and recreation center of town, it has been in continuous use as a gathering place for the town's social, recreational, and governmental activities. It remains the focal point of the community, serving as home for local chapters of national and state organizations, the post office, and civic offices.
Project type: Government building (non-park)
Date built or created: 1941
Location: Center of the Midway town on Main Street.
City: Midway
Condition: Good upkeep with a little wear and tear
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