Montrose in Montrose County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Montrose City Hall

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 19, 2025

1. Montrose City Hall Marker

Inscription.
This property has been placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
by the United States Department of the Interior

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 (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1926.

Location. 38° 28.762′ N, 107° 52.517′ W. Marker is in Montrose, Colorado, in Montrose County. It is on South 1st Street just south of South Uncompahgre Avenue, on the right when traveling south. The marker is mounted directly on the subject building, on the right side of the front entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 433 South 1st Street, Montrose CO 81401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Western Slope.

It is also in the American Mountain West,

in Colorado Plateau,

and at the Four Corners.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once Mexico’s

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Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Preserving Our Heritage (within shouting distance of this marker); The Winds of Change (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Preserving Our Heritage (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Elks Lodge (about 300 feet away); a different marker also named Preserving Our Heritage (about 300 feet away); a different marker also named Preserving Our Heritage (about 400 feet away); What's in a Name? (about 500 feet away); a different marker also named Preserving Our Heritage (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Montrose.

Regarding Montrose City Hall. National Register of Historic Places № 82002309. Also Colorado State Register of Historic Properties Site № 5MN.1811.

From the National Register Nomination prepared by Roger Shores, 8/1981:
The two-story building was originally designed to house both the City Hall and the City Library thus there are distinct main entrances on the south and east sides. The south facade has eight bays and the east,
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 19, 2025

2. Montrose City Hall Entrance
The marker is mounted on the right side of the front entrance.
west and north facades have seven, four and twelve bays respectively. The architectural style of Montrose City Hall is a vernacular adaption of art deco. The building’s foundation is concrete, and the exterior walls are red and yellow brick laid in stretcher and flemish bonds featuring geometric decorative patterns which include cross and diamond motifs. Corners of the building have brick quoins, and the parapet wall resembles a battlement which surrounds the flat roof. The east parapet wall features a curvilinear parapet. The building has multi-pane double-hung sash windows with brick lugsills. Some of the second-floor windows are single sash units.
The south entrance has a rounded brick arch with a concrete cap while the east entrance features a semi-elliptical arch with a gabled roof. Each entrance has two panel double-leaf doors.
The Montrose City Hall is significant for its association with and identification as the center of government in Montrose. It is also significant as a distinctive example of the Art Deco style as it was commonly adapted in the Rocky Mountain West. The Montrose City Hall was constructed in 1926, more than
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 19, 2025

3. Montrose City Hall Building (south/front elevation)
forty years after the town was founded in 1882. Prior to its construction, city government was carried out in back rooms or upper stories of commercial buildings in town.
Architecturally, the Montrose City Hall is probably the earliest and most prestigious example of the Art Deco style of architecture in Montrose. Typical of the style are the brick polychrome features found along the cornice and spandrels. The building also exhibits mission details at the entryways and brick quoining, typical of the classical revival period. It was not uncommon in Colorado during this period, to find features of different architectural styles interwoven into a single design. This structure is a particularly good and well-executed example of this trend.

Also see . . . Montrose City Hall (History Colorado).

Excerpt: The two-story Art Deco style building includes a mix of yellow and red brick in its patterned walls. At the time of its construction in 1926, it was designed to also house the city’s library.

(Submitted on January 4, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Montrose City Hall Building (<i>southwest elevation</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 19, 2025

4. Montrose City Hall Building (southwest elevation)

Montrose City Hall Building (<i>southeast elevation</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 19, 2025

5. Montrose City Hall Building (southeast elevation)

Montrose City Hall image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 19, 2025

6. Montrose City Hall

Credits. This page was last revised on January 4, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 4, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 43 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on January 4, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.