Hawarden City Hall, Fire Station and Auditorium
National Register of Historic Places

Hawarden City Hall, Fire Station and Auditorium

Hawarden, Sioux County, Iowa
Listed
March 10, 2009
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
09000107

About this property

The Hawarden City Hall, Fire Station and Auditorium, also known as City Auditorium and the Community Center, is a historic building located in Hawarden, Iowa, United States. The structure is an example of Progressivism, popular throughout the United States from the 1890s through the 1920s. Besides constructing this building, Progressivism was responsible for constructing hard-surfaced streets, street lighting, and installing sanitary and storm sewers in Hawarden. Sioux City architect William L. Steele was responsible for designing the building. Completed in 1918, it is a two-story brick structure. The auditorium occupies the main floor and is accessed by an exterior staircase in the front of the building. City government offices occupied the first floor, with the fire department on the far end. There are two bays for the fire equipment. City government remained in this building until 1981 when it moved to the refurbished Chicago & Northwestern Railway Passenger Depot a block to the south. The building has remained empty for the most part since then. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.

Location

715 Central Ave.
Hawarden, Sioux County, Iowa
42.99364, -96.48525

Categories

POLITICS/GOVERNMENT
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Hawarden City Hall, Fire Station and Auditorium listed on the National Register?

Hawarden City Hall, Fire Station and Auditorium was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 10, 2009.

What type of historic resource is Hawarden City Hall, Fire Station and Auditorium?

Hawarden City Hall, Fire Station and Auditorium is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Hawarden City Hall, Fire Station and Auditorium?

The period of significance for Hawarden City Hall, Fire Station and Auditorium is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1918.

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