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Title |
Furnace room at Village Hall |
Description |
Low angle black and white photograph of the furnace room at Village Hall, circa 1970 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 |
1970 |
People |
Cornish, Alice Cornish, Frederick Cornish, Frederick W. Hitchcock, Charles Knaak, Elfrieda Tomlinson, (Henry) Webster |
Search Terms |
40 E Center Ave Fire Station Furnace mystery Furnace room Hose Tower Jail Murder Police Station Town Hall Uptown Village Hall |
Collection |
Village Hall Furnace Mystery |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Object ID |
Photo 1262 |