- City:
- Eads, CO
- Site Type:
- Civic Facilities, City and Town Halls
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)
- Completed:
- 1938
- Quality of Information:
- Moderate
- Marked:
- Yes
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
Eads’ town hall was a 1938 WPA project. From Canyons and Plains of Southeast Colorado:
On October 7, 1938 the Town of Eads held a huge celebration around the dedication of three buildings completed by WPA workers: the town hall, hospital, and the American Legion fairgrounds pavilion. To build the town hall native stone was hauled by truck from the Bristol/Granada area, some 50 miles away. Originally the building held both the town hall and library, with the upstairs rented to the Masons and Oddfellows lodges. The craftsmanship and sheer volume of stone used to construct the town hall and hospital is impressive, especially considering that generally all use of machinery was eschewed and stone was moved and worked by hand. The local workers were previously untrained.
Source notes
“Eads Town Hall,” Canyons and Plains of Southeast Colorado, accessed June 25, 2014. Flickr.comSite originally submitted by Brent McKee - wpatoday.org on July 26, 2015.
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