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City Hall of Old Colorado City

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Built
  
1888

CSRHP #
  
5EP.220

Opened
  
1888

Added to NRHP
  
3 June 1982

NRHP Reference #
  
82002300

Designated CSRHP
  
June 3, 1982

Architectural style
  
Richardsonian Romanesque

City Hall of Old Colorado City

Location
  
2902 W. Colorado Avenue, Colorado Springs, Colorado

Similar
  
Rocky Mountains, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, Cheyenne Mountain State Park, Cheyenne Mountain Complex, Manitou Incline

The City Hall of Old Colorado City is a Richardsonian Romanesque Revival building from the Old Colorado City of Colorado Springs, Colorado. It was a city hall after it was built in 1888, but shortly after was used for other purposes including Hibbits Antique & Furniture Store. The building is on the National Register of Historic Places.

History

It is a 2 storied building with a tower made of rough-textured stone and brick. The front of the built has 2 wagon doors under 2 masonry arches. Besides city offices, it was also first a jail and firehouse. The tower originally probably had a bell to alarm residents of the fire. It was built for Old Colorado City that was incorporated in 1887 at a cost of $5,000.

Most of the brothels and saloons were located between the 2400 and 2700 blocks of Colorado Avenue, often requiring hiring of transportation to transport arrested individuals to the jail. A new building was built at 26th and Cucharras in the late 1880s to more conveniently place prisoners in jail.

The former city hall served as a school from 1892 to 1902. It was called Ward School and Whittier School. It was then a hotel. The building was a bottling plant and garage in the 1930s and 1940s. Since then, the building has been used for commercial buildings.

References

City Hall of Old Colorado City Wikipedia