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Pages in category "City and town halls on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
City and town halls on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois (23 P) Pages in category "City and town halls in Illinois" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
The Collinsville City Hall and Fire Station are two connected buildings located at 125 Center St. in Collinsville, Illinois. The Italianate City Hall was built in 1885. It was Collinsville's first dedicated city hall; prior to its completion, government meetings were held at the mayor's house. The new city hall, along with several other public ...
The Victorian cupola bell tower from the original city hall building is at the peak. [3] [4] The 4,300-lb bell was built in 1865. [7] During construction, a cornerstone of the building was left open for residents were to drop in personal or historic items that would be sealed inside. [8] The city hall was dedicated January 5 to January 7, 1899. [2]
Tempered or toughened glass is a type of safety glass processed by controlled thermal or chemical treatments to increase its strength compared with normal glass. Tempering puts the outer surfaces into compression and the interior into tension .
The city hall served the city continuously from its opening until 2011, when city government moved elsewhere due to safety issues; it also held the city's police and fire departments for a time. It was also the site of several civil rights milestones for the city, as its first African-American alderman was elected and its first African-American ...
The Journal of the Proceedings of the City Council of the City of Chicago is the official publication of the acts of the Chicago City Council, [19] and the Municipal Code of Chicago is the codification of its local ordinances of a general and permanent nature. [19] [20] Shepard's Illinois Citations includes judicial interpretations of local ...
The building's design was inspired by the Art Deco movement, but its architectural style has been characterized as Moderne. [1] [5] [6] The National Register nomination characterizes it as Moderne rather than Art Deco due to the fact that it "is an example of the phase of design after 1930 in which buildings were drastically stripped of surface ornaments and windows were grouped in bands."