Mountain Grove City Hall

United States historic place
Mountain Grove City Hall
37°07′45″N 92°15′41″W / 37.12917°N 92.26139°W / 37.12917; -92.26139
Arealess than one acre
Built1937-1938
Built bySullivan, James Rufus
ArchitectBiddle, Cecil Wesley
Architectural styleWPA Modern
NRHP reference No.12000050[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 28, 2012

Mountain Grove City Hall, also known as Mountain Grove City Hall and Jail, is a historic city hall located at Mountain Grove, Wright County, Missouri. It was built in 1937–1938, and is a two-story, flat-roofed building in the Works Progress Administration (WPA)'s version of Modern style, WPA Moderne. The building is clad in unfinished native field stone with beaded mortar joints, a technique commonly referred to as "Ozark rock" or "giraffe rock" construction. It was funded by the WPA and constructed with local labor.[2]: 5, 8 

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 2/27/12 through 3/02/12. National Park Service. 2012-03-09.
  2. ^ Mary Helen Catlett Allen (August 2011). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Mountain Grove City Hall" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-03-01. (includes 16 photographs from 2010)
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