Appleton City Hall is a historic municipal building in Appleton, Minnesota, United States. It was built in 1895 as one of the few monumental 19th-century buildings in rural western Minnesota. It initially housed Appleton's government offices, fire department, and jail on the ground floor and an auditorium on the upper floor.[2] The city hall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977 for having local significance in the themes of architecture and politics/government.[3] It was nominated for supposedly being an example of Richardsonian Romanesque architecture and for its long service as a local government and community center.[2] However other sources describe the building's style less specifically as Romanesque Revival,[1][3] and its municipal services relocated to other facilities in 1976.[2]

Appleton City Hall
Appleton City Hall from the northeast
Appleton City Hall is located in Minnesota
Appleton City Hall
Appleton City Hall is located in the United States
Appleton City Hall
Location23 South Miles Street, Appleton, Minnesota
Coordinates45°11′59″N 96°1′9″W / 45.19972°N 96.01917°W / 45.19972; -96.01917
Area.25 acres (0.10 ha)
Built1895
ArchitectN.W. Hawkinson
Architectural styleRomanesque Revival
NRHP reference No.77000770[1]
Designated June 17, 1977

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b c Spaeth, Lynn VanBrocklin; Fred Shank (1976-10-29). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory -- Nomination Form: Appleton City Hall". National Park Service. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
  3. ^ a b "Appleton City Hall". Minnesota National Register Properties Database. Minnesota Historical Society. 2009. Retrieved 2018-02-25.