Uniopolis Town Hall
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Uniopolis Town Hall | |
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Front of the town hall | |
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| Location | Ohio St. (State Route 67) east of its junction with Main St., Uniopolis, Ohio |
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| Coordinates | 40°36′8″N 84°5′15″W / 40.60222°N 84.08750°WCoordinates: 40°36′8″N 84°5′15″W / 40.60222°N 84.08750°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1875 |
| Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
| NRHP Reference # | 94000773[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 22, 1994 |
The Uniopolis Town Hall is a historic village hall and museum in Uniopolis, Ohio, United States. Built in 1875,[2] this Gothic Revival structure was built as a church, the Divinity Church of the United Brethren in Christ.[1] The building ceased to be used for this purpose in 1900, when it was purchased by the village of Uniopolis and converted into a village hall. After more than ninety years of service as a village hall, the building began a process of conversion into the museum of the Uniopolis Historical Society.[2]
The Uniopolis Town Hall is a simple Carpenter Gothic structure with five lancet windows on each side. Its weatherboarded walls rest upon a foundation of concrete and are topped with a roof of asphalt. As the Uniopolis municipal building, it has served a range of non-governmental purposes, including use as a community meeting room and as an auditorium.[3] In recognition of its importance to the community, the village hall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[1] Although it was built in 1875, its primary use as a community building means that its period of historic significance was deemed to have begun in 1900.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- 1 2 What to See, Auglaize County Historical Society, 2010. Accessed 2010-06-07.
- 1 2 Uniopolis Town Hall, Ohio Historical Society, 2007. Accessed 2010-06-07.
