Merrill in Lincoln County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Merrill City Hall

1889 – 1977

Photographed by Keith L, June 8, 2008

1. Merrill City Hall Marker

Inscription. Incorporated in 1883, Merrill built this City Hall in 1888–1889 for $16,275. The building was designed by architect T. D. Allen of Oshkosh, Wisconsin in the Richardsonian Romanesque style and was constructed of local brick, sandstone, and virgin timber. From 1891–1911 the City Hall housed one of northern Wisconsin's first three libraries. The building served as the seat of city government until 1977. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

Erected 2000 by Wisconsin Historical Society. (Marker Number 439.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Wisconsin Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1883.

Location. 45° 10.815′ N, 89° 41.361′ W. Marker is in Merrill, Wisconsin, in Lincoln County. It is at the intersection of East 2nd Street (State Highway 64) and East 1st Street (State Highway 64), on the left when traveling west on East 2nd Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Merrill WI 54452, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northern Wisconsin. It is also in the American Midwest,

on the Great Lakes,

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Great North Woods,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Merrill Post Office (approx. ¼ mile away); Lincoln County Courthouse (approx. ¼ mile

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away); T.B. Scott Free Library (approx. 0.6 miles away); Three Arch Stone Bridge (approx. 0.7 miles away); Our Story (approx. 2.3 miles away); Pere Rene Menard (approx. 6.8 miles away); Pomeranian Settlement in Marathon County (approx. 8.7 miles away); Pomeranian Settlement (approx. 8.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Merrill.

Also see . . . Richardsonian Romanesque. "This very free revival style incorporates 11th and 12th Century southern French, Spanish and Italian Romanesque characteristics." (Submitted on June 18, 2008.)

Merrill City Hall and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Keith L, June 8, 2008

2. Merrill City Hall and Marker

Photographed by Keith L, July 21, 2010

3. Merrill City Hall and Marker

Merrill City Hall Marker missing image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Gary Sonnenberg, May 22, 2023

4. Merrill City Hall Marker missing

Marker in place again. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Fitzie Heimdahl, February 15, 2024

5. Marker in place again.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 7, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 17, 2008, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 2,040 times since then and 38 times this year. Last updated on May 22, 2023, by Gary Sonnenberg of Waukesha, Wisconsin. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 17, 2008, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. 3. submitted on July 22, 2010, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. 4. submitted on May 22, 2023, by Gary Sonnenberg of Waukesha, Wisconsin. 5. submitted on April 30, 2024, by Fitzie Heimdahl of Eau Claire, Wisconsin. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.