Greenville, Illinois
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paulspaper
N 38° 53.520 W 089° 24.846
16S E 290628 N 4307562
First city hall of Greenville, Illinois. No longer used as a city hall.
Waymark Code: WM3FB6
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 03/28/2008
Views: 4
The boldly painted wood trim on this old brick building help it to stand out from the rest of the street. Building is currently for sale. There was a small museum in the building but it was not there when I visited.
Sign on building reads: "First City Hall and Fire House, Completed July 31, 1934. The building cost $15,000 and took 5 months to complete. 'For the first time in Greenville's 119 years of history in which great progress was made in every other direction, the city really had its own building in which to conduct its business. In the past, they had been compelled to meet in any old house by the side of the road...and many were places they met to struggle with the city's business.' Much of the credit for the building's materialization was due to Mayor Lee Loyd, grandfather of the current owner."
Name: Old City Hall
Address:
350 West Main Street
Greenville, IL USA
62246
Date of Construction: 1934
Web Site for City/Town/Municipality: [Web Link]
Architect: Not listed
Memorials/Commemorations/Dedications: Not listed
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