Columbus City Hall (Wisconsin)

The Columbus City Hall was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

It was designed by architect Truman Dudley Allen.

History

In addition to the offices of the city government, when the building opened in 1892, it also housed the police department, the fire department, the jail and the city library. A public auditorium is located on in the building. It has hosted traveling theater troupes, class plays, graduation ceremonies and served as a movie theater until 1917 when a separate theater opened in the city.

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City and town halls on the National Register of Historic Places in Wisconsin

City halls in Wisconsin

Public libraries in Wisconsin

Cinemas and movie theaters in Wisconsin

Former cinemas in the United States

Buildings and structures in Columbia County, Wisconsin

Victorian architecture in Wisconsin

Government buildings completed in 1892

Columbus, Wisconsin

National Register of Historic Places in Columbia County, Wisconsin

1892 establishments in Wisconsin