Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
Village Hall |
Description |
Village Hall, July 8, 1965 with new gas lamp street lights. The Cornerstone was laid February 7, 1905. The architect was Webster Tomlinson, the only partner of Frank Lloyd Wright ever had. The building was designed with space on the main floor for the Fire Dept., village clerk, the village marshall and 2 lock up cells. The tower, equipped to pull up and dry 50 foot lengths of fire hose, was removed in the 1930s because it was falling apart, and replaced in 1995. 40 East Center Avenue Village Hall was built with $6,500 received from railroad contracts,on land donated by village president Fred Cornish and his wife Alice Cornish. |
Date |
July 8, 1965 |
People |
Tomlinson, Henry Webster (Architect) Tomlinson, Webster (architect) Cornish, Alice Cornish, Frederick Cornish, Frederick W. Ackermann, Albert, Jr. |
Search Terms |
40 E Center Ave Gas Lights Village Hall Town Hall Fire Station Hose Tower Jail Uptown Police Station |
Collection |
Village Hall |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Object ID |
Photo 602 |