Trinidad, CO
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beagle39z
N 37° 10.086 W 104° 30.515
13S E 543628 N 4113633
City Hall is located on Animas Street, across the street from the Carnegie Public Library.
Waymark Code: WM6D9P
Location: Colorado, United States
Date Posted: 05/16/2009
Views: 6
It was constructed in 1909 for a price of $12,800 (not including the foundation). The foundation for the building was built several years before the actual building. This was apparently due to disagreements on the building's location.
The architecture of this building has a strong Romanesque presence with a taste of Victorian flair. The front corner towers are from the late Italian Renaissance period; the balustrade on top of the building is French Renaissance; and the font of the building has Greek Ionic capitals above polished black granite columns that rest on early Italian Renaissance bases.
If you had the gift of x-ray vision, you should be able to see several publications in City Halls cornerstone. At the dedication on January 1, 1909, the book All About Las Animas County written by Dr. Michael Beshoar (published in 1882), an 1888 copy of the City Directory, and copies of two daily papers were placed there.
The exterior of City Hall has had few alterations since 1909. However, the building caught fire in 1980 and the interior was rebuilt . A highlight of the interior is its graceful and unusual staircase.
Name: City Hall
Address:
135 N Animas St
Trinidad, CO USA
81082
Date of Construction: 1909
Memorials/Commemorations/Dedications:
Dedication on January 1, 1909
Architect: Not listed
Web Site for City/Town/Municipality: Not listed
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