Firehouse Museum
New Deal Agencies: Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Completed: 1940
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Description
WPA funds in the amount of $4,711 were appropriated for the construction of the City Hall in 1940. The cost of the building was estimated at $8,100. The building is two stories, of natural stone, and contains a garage for two fire trucks. The second floor was utilized as an auditorium and city offices were on the first floor.
The building currently serves as the Fire Station Museum.
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Fire Station Museum
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City Hall 1940 Inscription
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Fire Station Museum, Rear and side
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Fire Station Museum, Fire truck bays
Source notes
Teague, C. & Bush-Reves, L. (n.d.) Main Street Matters: Spotlight on Mount Vernon. Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved from www.thc.state.tx.us. Mount Vernon: A Northeast Texas Treasure. (n.d.) Texas Forest Trail/Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved from texasforesttrail.com. “City Hall Project for Mt. Vernon Approved.” The Paris News, (Paris, Texas), 21 April 1940, p. 3
Project originally submitted by Susan Allen on January 22, 2014.
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