Ouray City Hall and Walsh Library
United States historic place From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
United States historic place From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Ouray City Hall and Walsh Library are a pair of buildings in downtown Ouray, Colorado, United States. Located on 6th Avenue between 3rd and 4th Streets, they are together listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1][2]
Ouray City Hall and Walsh Library | |
Location | 6th Ave. between 3rd and 4th Sts., Ouray, Colorado |
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Coordinates | 38°1′23″N 107°40′12″W |
Built | 1899 |
Architect | Walsh, Tom |
Architectural style | Late Victorian |
NRHP reference No. | 75000528[1] |
Added to NRHP | April 16, 1975 |
Constructed in 1900, the city hall was built as a miniature replica of Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[3] Thomas Walsh, founder of the Camp Bird Mine, donated a library which occupied the second floor. The structure burned down in January 1950. It was listed on the Register in 1975.[1] A restoration effort in 1976 as part of the city of Ouray Centennial failed, but another restoration effort led by then-mayor Bill Fries (C.W. McCall) succeeded in restoring the historic facade in 1988.
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