National Register Record for HOBART CITY HALL

Historic Name: HOBART CITY HALL
Current Name: OLD CITY HALL
Address: MAIN AND THIRD
City: HOBART            County: KIOWA
Section: 3           Township: 6N           Range: 18W          
Description of significance: THE 1912 HOBART CITY HALL IS ONE OF THE OLDEST SUBSTANTIAL BRICK BUILDINGS IN HOBART. IT WAS REMARKABLE FOR ITS TIME IN THAT IT CONTAINED AN 1100 SEAT AUDITORIUM THAT HOSTED A VARIETY OF CULTURAL EVENTS. LISTED IN NATIONAL REGISTER, 5/22/78

Type: BUILDING
Historic Function: GOVERNMENT: CITY HALL
Current Function: GOVERNMENT
Area of Significance 1: POLITICS/GOVERNMENT
Area of Significance 2: SOCIAL HISTORY
Architectural Style: COLONIAL REVIVAL
Architect: ETHERTON, W.A. - ARCHITECT; NIX & CREASEY - BUILDER
Year Built: 1912            Original Site: YES
Condition: FAIR
Restricted: N
Documentation Source: MATERIALS PROVIDED BY SHORTGRASS PLAYHOUSE INC. OF HOBART
Date Prepared: 1977