Douglas in Converse County, Wyoming — The American West (Mountains)
Douglas City Hall
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 30, 2022
1. Douglas City Hall Marker
The National Register
of Historic Places
Wyoming Place No. 326
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1916.
Location. 42° 45.51′ N, 105° 23.057′ W. Marker is in Douglas, Wyoming, in Converse County. Marker is on South 3rd Street, 0.1 miles south of West Center Street (Business U.S. 20), on the right when traveling south. Marker is located beside the sidewalk, directly in front of the subject building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 130 South 3rd Street, Douglas WY 82633, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. College Inn Bar (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Morton Mansion (about 800 feet away); Great Northern Railway (GN) Sleeping Car (about 800 feet away); Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (CB&Q) Dining Car (approx. 0.2 miles away); Union Pacific Railroad (UP) Double Deck Stock Car (approx. 0.2 miles away); Union Pacific Railroad Baggage Car (approx. 0.2 miles away); Fairmont Motor Car (approx. 0.2 miles away); Douglas Railroad Interpretive Center (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Douglas.
Regarding Douglas City Hall.
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National Register of Historic Places #94000167.
From the National Register Nomination:
During the period of significance it served the City of Douglas as a City Hall/Fire Station and city jail and these multiple uses are reflected in its design. A perfectly symmetrical Georgian facade would normally have been designed, but the city wanted a multipurpose building. This resulted in the design of the front facade with two wooden center opening garage doors providing space where fire engines could be kept on the ground floor in the south half of the building.The centerpiece of the east elevation is the main entrance to the building. The door is framed with terra cotta columns with Ionic capitals. Over the door is a broken pediment containing a central medallion featuring a ram's head with a full curled set of horns and infilled with decorative scrollwork, leaves, and vines.
Also see . . . Douglas City Hall.
The building was constructed from 1915 to 1916 to serve as Douglas' center of government. Architect William Norman Bowman designed the building in the Georgian Revival style. The building includes a room on the second floor designed to house meetings of local civic groups; the Douglas Good Roads Club, which later became the Chamber of Commerce, was the first group to use(Submitted on August 3, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)the room extensively. The Douglas government moved out of the building in 1989, and it is now a commercial property.Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 30, 20222. Former Douglas City Hall (northeast elevation)(marker partially obscured by foliage at bottom center of photo)
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 30, 2022
3. Former Douglas City Hall (main entrance)
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 30, 2022
4. Historic Downtown Douglas Marker
Douglas City Hall
Constructed 1916
Historic Downtown Douglas
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 30, 2022
5. Former Douglas City Hall (north elevation)
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 30, 2022
6. Former Douglas City Hall (southeast elevation)
Credits. This page was last revised on August 4, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 3, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 80 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on August 3, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
