West Salem, Ohio
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BruceS
N 40° 58.304 W 082° 06.572
17T E 406645 N 4536211
City hall for the community of West Salem, Ohio.
Waymark Code: WM4P2F
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 09/14/2008
Views: 6
"The West Salem City Hall reflects a late-1800s municipal trend to house many civic functions under one roof. The fire station, jail, and council chambers occupied the ground level, while the second floor hosted a public auditorium, or "opera house." Designed by native son William K. Shilling, later an internationally prominent architect, the Romanesque-style building was completed in 1899 at a cost of $9,077 and soon became the center of civic life in West Salem. Band concerts, vaudeville shows, town meetings, and graduation ceremonies were conducted in the opera house during its heyday before World War II. During the Cold War it was designated as a Civil Defense emergency field hospital. It remains a focal point of the West Salem community." ~ text of marker
Name: West Salem City Hall
Address:
27 S Main St
West Salem, Ohio United States
44287
Date of Construction: 1899
Architect: William K. Shilling
Memorials/Commemorations/Dedications: Not listed
Web Site for City/Town/Municipality: Not listed
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