Copyright: 95.1H.304 City Hall (Old) & Market House, c. 1900
Name/Title
City Hall (Old) & Market House, Second Street, c. 1900
Entry/Object ID
P1995.1H.304
Description
City Hall (Old) & Market House, Second Street, c. 1920s. b/w. Photo of the building that stood between Edmond & Felix. 3-story stone building, with tall windows, three-domed roof-line with clock tower and flag pole, canopied side on first floor. (New City Hall replaced this building in 1928). Loyal M. Steinel, Photographer.
Original digital scan located on History CD 05.
Building stood on Second Street between Edmond and Felix. First floor was used as city market. It was a 3-story Second-Empire style building erected in 1872-1874 and torn down just before World War II. At the time it was build it was regarded as one of the most pretentious buildings in the West. The 1926 City Hall at Eleventh & Frederick replaced it. St. Joseph Missouri, A postcard history by Davis/White.
Made/Created
Artist
unknown
Date made
1900
Place
City
St. Joseph
State/Province
Missouri
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Print, Photographic
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Photograph
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic Documents
Nomenclature Class
Documentary Objects
Nomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
Search Terms
City of St. Joseph, City Hall (Old), St. Joseph City Hall (Old), Second Street
