National Register Record for PRAGUE CITY HALL AND JAIL

Historic Name: PRAGUE CITY HALL AND JAIL
Current Name: SAME
Address: 1116 JIM THORPE BLVD
City: PRAGUE            County: LINCOLN
Section: None           Township: None           Range: None          
Description of significance: THE PRAGUE CITY HALL AND JAIL IS AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF MISSION/SPANISH COLONIAL REVIVAL PUBLIC ARCHITECTURE IN PRAGUE AND IS ALSO SIGNIFICANT FOR ITS ASSOCIATION WITH THE PUBLIC WORKS ADMINISTRATION. THE PRAGUE CITY HALL AND JAIL IS A ONE-STORY BRICK BUILDING, CONSTRUCTED IN 1936 WITH A GRANT FROM THE PWA. THE MOST OUTSTANDING FEATURE OF THE BUILDING IS ITS SYMMETRICAL MISSION STYLE PARAPET ON THE WEST (MAIN) ELEVATION. LISTED IN NATIONAL REGISTER 6/26/1998.

Type: BUILDING
Historic Function: GOVERNMENT: CITY HALL; GOVERNMENT: CORRECTIONAL FACILITY: GOVERNMENT: FIRE STATION
Current Function: GOVERNMENT: CITY HALL; GOVERNMENT: CORRECTIONAL FACILITY
Area of Significance 1: ARCHITECTURE
Area of Significance 2: POLITICS/GOVERNMENT
Architectural Style: MISSION/SPANISH COLONIAL REVIVAL
Architect: BAILEY, LEONARD H. - ARCHITECT
Year Built: None            Original Site: None
Condition: GOOD
Restricted: N
Documentation Source: None
Date Prepared: JANUARY 1998