St. Joseph City Hall (old), Photo Postcard, c. 1910

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St. Joseph City Hall (old), c. 1910: Copyright: 75.24.36 St. Joseph City Hall (old), c. 1910
St. Joseph City Hall (old), c. 1910

Copyright: 75.24.36 St. Joseph City Hall (old), c. 1910

Name/Title

St. Joseph City Hall (old), Photo Postcard, c. 1910

Entry/Object ID

AM1975.24.36

Scope and Content

St. Joseph City Hall (old), Photo Postcard, c. 1910. Stone 3-story building with red roof and clock tower. Market canopy along side. Trolley in street. "City Hall, St. Joseph, Mo. unmailed 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 pretentous buildings in the West. The 1926 City Hall at Eleventh & Frederick replaced it. St. Joseph Missouri, A postcard history by Davis/White.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Postcard

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Media

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Government, Markets

Search Terms

St. Joseph City Hall (old)

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Nov 2, 2014