1950 - Municipal Building - Osawatomie, Kansas
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N 38° 29.948 W 094° 56.908
15S E 330088 N 4262995
This large, brown brick building is located at 5th and Main in Osawatomie, Kansas.
Waymark Code: WM124VA
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 02/27/2020
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The Osawatomie Municipal Building is an Art Moderne building constructed in 1950. The City Hall building wing holds the offices for the city. The Municipal Building is on a corner lot at 4th and Main just east of the main part of the downtown area. Attached to City Hall is the City Auditorium that contains a full size basketball court, stage, kitchen, and service area. The facility is open weekdays from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. for walking and jogging, unless it is rented out by an individual for that day.
Between the two portions of the building is the date stone that reads: "Municipal Building 1950"
Historic Name: City Auditorium & Hall
Residential/Commercial/Religious Style: Streamlined/Art Moderne
Plan Form: Irregular
Commercial Building Type: Not Applicable
Roof Form: Flat with Parapet
Stories: 2
Condition: Good
Principal Material: Brick
Condition Remarks: Retains historic steel windows.
Architect/Designer/Builder: Unknown
Year of Construction: 1950
Certainty: Estimated
- Kansas Historic Resource Inventory
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