1. Florence Town Hall/Police and Fire Department Marker
Inscription.
Florence Town Hall, also, Police and Fire Department. . Built in 1948, this Contemporary Pueblo Revival building initially housed all town government administration and the Town Council chambers. The Town had a mayor and council-commissioner form of government. With limited staff, each Councilmember was assigned a department to oversee. The Town clerk and Town Marshal also had their offices here. The volunteer fire department was in the back with two bays for two fire trucks. Doors at both ends allowed them to leave from the front or the rear. Two jail cells were on the south side of the bays and cages for animal control were in the rear. The Town Council, staff and the fire department moved out of the building in the 1980s. The Police Department was relocated in 2002., Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Built in 1948, this Contemporary Pueblo Revival building initially housed all town government administration and the Town Council chambers. The Town had a mayor and council-commissioner form of government. With limited staff, each Councilmember was assigned a department to oversee. The Town clerk and Town Marshal also had their offices here. The volunteer fire department was in the back with two bays for two fire trucks. Doors at both ends allowed them to leave from the front or the rear. Two jail cells were on the south side of the bays and cages for animal control were in the rear. The Town Council, staff and the fire department moved out of the building in the 1980s. The Police Department was relocated in 2002.
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Location. 33° 1.963′ N, 111° 23.255′ W. Marker is in Florence, Arizona, in Pinal County. Marker is on North Main Street north of 12th Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 130 N Main St, Florence AZ 85132, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Also see . . . Florence Townsite Historic District (PDF). National Register of Historic Places nomination for the district, which includes the former town hall. (National Archives) (Submitted on April 18, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
2. Former Florence Town Hall/Police and Fire Department
Marker is just out of view on the right.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 19, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 18, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 247 times since then and 52 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on April 18, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
