Old Lafayette City Hall

	Old Lafayette City Hall
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	217 West Main Street, Lafayette, Louisiana
Coordinates	30°13′21″N 92°01′14″W / 30.22246°N 92.02046°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1898
Architect	George Knapp
NRHP reference No.	75000851
Added to NRHP	June 10, 1975

The Old Lafayette City Hall is a historic institutional building located at 217 West Main Street in Lafayette, Louisiana, United States. The building, constructed on a small parcel of land, is a typical two-story masonry Commercial building with some Rococo elements. The second floor facade has a balcony with a semi-circular brick arch above.^[2]^[3]

History

Designed by architect George Knapp of Lafayette, the building was erected in 1898 and originally hosted the Bank of Lafayette. On June 26, 1906, the building was sold to the "Corporation of the town of Lafayette" for $4,500. In 1908 a prison was added to the rear of the building. The building was used as the city hall until 1939, when a larger city hall was finally built. The ground floor was then used by local women's organizations and as a library. Until 1972 other institutional agencies were hosted in the building. In 1972 the building was declared unfit for occupancy.^[2]^[3]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 10, 1975.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Old Lafayette City Hall" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. Retrieved July 6, 2018. with a photo and a map
^ ^a ^b Timothy Meaux. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination Form: Old Lafayette City Hall". National Park Service. Retrieved July 6, 2018. With six photos from 1974.

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.

[ladoc-2] "Old Lafayette City Hall" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. Retrieved July 6, 2018. with a photo and a map

[nrhpdoc-3] Timothy Meaux. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination Form: Old Lafayette City Hall". National Park Service. Retrieved July 6, 2018. With six photos from 1974.

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