National Register Record for CHECOTAH CITY HALL

Historic Name: CHECOTAH CITY HALL
Current Name: OLD CITY HALL; CHECOTAH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Address: 201 N BROADWAY
City: CHECOTAH            County: MCINTOSH
Section: None           Township: None           Range: None          
Description of significance: FINISHED IN 1916, THE CHECOTAH CITY HALL REPRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT STAGE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT FOR THIS SMALL COMMUNITY. THIS WAS THE FIRST CITY HALL BUILDING, CONSOLIDATING CITY SERVICES AND ADMINISTRATION WHICH HAD PREVIOUSLY UTILIZED SEPARATE, OFTEN INADEQUATE, LEASED FACILITIES. THE CITY HALL IS A TWO-STORY FLAT ROOFED COMMERCIAL STYLE BUILDING. THE BUILDING IS CLAD IN RED BRICK IN A RUNNING BOND PATTERN. LISTED IN NATIONAL REGISTER 6/26/1998.

Type: BUILDING
Historic Function: GOVERNMENT: CITY HALL, FIRE STATION, CORRECTIONAL FACILITY; EDUCATION: LIBRARY
Current Function: COMMERCE: ORGANIZATIONAL; GOVERNMENT: FIRE STATION
Area of Significance 1: POLITICS/GOVERNMENT
Area of Significance 2: None
Architectural Style: COMMERCIAL
Architect: VALEUR, H. O. (ARCHITECT); ROONEY, J J (BUILDER)
Year Built: 1916            Original Site: YES
Condition: GOOD
Restricted: N
Documentation Source: "CITY HALL FOR CHICOTAH" THE CHECOTAH TIMES. JULY 16, 1915. P 1; CITY HALL LOOMING UP, THE CHECOTAH TIMES. MAY 12, 1916 P1
Date Prepared: MARCH 4, 1998