HomeMy WebLinkAbout11417RESOLUTION NO. 11417
A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE GIFT OF HISTORICAL MARKERS FOR THE SEVEN
HISTORIC CITY HALL SITES FROM THE PUEBLO COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
WHEREAS, the Pueblo County Historical Society has received a grant to furnish and install
historical markers at the seven historical City Hall sites.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that:
SECTION 1.
The Pueblo City Council accepts the gifts of historical markers for historic City Hall sites
from the Pueblo County Historical Society.
SECTION 2.
The Department of Public Works, in cooperation with the Pueblo County Historical Society,
will identify locations in the public right -of -way and adjacent to the sites for the installation of the
historical markers.
INTRODUCED September 22, 2008
BY Randy Thurston
Councilperson
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Background Paper for Proposed
RESOLUTION
AGENDA ITEM # I !
DATE: September 22, 2008
DEPARTMENT: PUBLIC WORKS
DAN CENTA, P.E.
TITLE
A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE GIFT OF HISTORICAL MARKERS FOR THE SEVEN
HISTORIC CITY HALL SITES FROM THE PUEBLO COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
ISSUE
Should the City Council accept the gift of historical markers, to mark locations of historic City
Hall sites, from Pueblo County Historical Society.
RECOMMENDATION
Approval of the Resolution
BACKGROUND
The Pueblo County Historical Society received a grant to install historical markers at the seven
historical City Hall sites throughout Pueblo. Attached, for your information, are the cut sheets for
each historical marker and a map showing the locations.
The Department of Public Works will work with the Historical Society to find the best locations in
the sidewalk area for the markers to be installed.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
There will be no up -front costs to the City, as the Historical Society's grant will include the cost of
the marker and the installation at each location. By accepting the gift the City has committed to
any necessary maintenance of the historical markers in the future.
HISTORICAL MARKERS FOR PUEBLO'S SEVEN CITY HALLS
1 —The First Pueblo City Hall
Portrait size - -16" wide - -16" high
Pedestal mount
Install in front of 616 -618 North Main Street. Marker needs to face east and be as
close as possible to the privately owned building
2 - - -The South Pueblo City Hall
Portrait size --12" wide -18: high
Pedestal mount
Install on the south side of East C Street —in the south side of the sidewalk —east
of the alley that runs between South Main and South Union
3 - - -The First Bessemer City Hall
Portrait size -12" wide - - -18" high
Pedestal mount
Install on the south side of the Central Avenue 1 -25 exit roadway where it joins
East Abriendo Avenue. This probably is Colorado DOT property. The marker
needs to face east and should be placed where it can be read from the east side of
Abriendo.
4 - - -The Second Bessemer City Hall
Portrait size - - -12" wide -18 "high
Pedestal mount
Install in the East Evans Avenue sidewalk where it joins the wall that runs north
and south on the east side of Fire Station Number Four. The marker needs to face
west and probably should be installed on the southern part of the fire station site.
5 - -- The Central Pueblo City Hall
Portrait size -12" wide - - -18" high
Pedestal mount
Install on the east side of the sidewalk that runs along the south side of Memorial
Hall to South Main Street. Marker needs to face north and it would probably be
best to put it east of the driveway that services the Memorial Hall parking lot.
6 - - -The Consolidation City Hall
Portrait size --- 16 "wide -16 "high
Pedestal Mount
Install in the south edge of the sidewalk that runs north and south along the south
side of City Hall Place. The marker needs to face north (the Health Dept. building)
so that it can be read from the sidewalk.
7 - - -The Third — Current City Hall
Portrait -16" wide -16" high.
The City will need to determine if this marker is to be mounted on a pedestal
installed in the sidewalk or attached to the building.
➢ If a pedestal mount is used the marker could be placed on either side of the
main entrance steps and installed to face either the north or south stairway
walls that are covered with marble —OR - -- installed to face the north wall of the
City Hall. Under the 1921 Flood depth marker would be an appropriate location.
➢ If the decision is to attach the marker to the north wall of the City Hall it could
be installed on either side of the entrance stairs or under the depth marker.
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THE FIRST PUEBLO CITY HALL
INDEPENDENT TRADERS ESTABLISHED THE FIRST
KNOWN LONG -TERM SETTLEMENT ON THE SITE OF THE
PRESENT CITY OF PUEBLO IN 1842 AND NAMED IT
FORT PUEBLO. RESIDENTS OF THE FORT WERE MASSA-
CRED IN 1854. IN 1858 -1859 THE FIRST PERMANENT
SETTLEMENT WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE EAST SIDE OF
FOUNTAIN CREEK AND NAMED FOUNTAIN CITY. IN MAY
1880, RESIDENTS OF FOUNTAIN CITY JOINED WITH
THOSE WHO HAD ESTABLISHED ON THE WEST SIDE OF
FOUNTAIN CREEK TO ORGANIZE A NEW TOWN, THEY
PLATTED THE NEW TOWN TO BE FOUR SQUARE MILES IN
SIZE AND NAMED IT PUEBLO IN HONOR OF THE OLD
FORT WHOSE RUINS W €RE STILL STANDING AT THE
TIME.
GROWTH OF THE NEW TOWN WAS SLOW BECAUSE THE LAND EAST OF FOUNTAIN CREEK WAS PART OF THE KANSAS.TERRITORY, AND
THE PROCESS OF INCORPORATING THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE KANSAS TERRITORY INTO THE COLORADO TERRITORY, WHILE IT
WAS BEING FORMED, WAS LENGTHY. EVENTS AND CONFLICTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CIVIL WAR AND THE PLAINS INDIANS FUR-
THER SLOWED PUEBLO'S GROWTH AND SERIOUSLY AFFECTED THOSE LIVING IN PUEBLO UNTIL 1867. AFTER 1868 THE NUMBERS
OF PEOPLE ESTABLISHING IN THE AREA INCREASED DRAMATICALLY.
ON MARCH 22, 1870 A SMALLER PLAT OF THE PROPOSED TOWN WAS FILED AND THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS INCOR-
PORATED PUEBLO AS A TOWN UNDER THE LAWS OF THE COLORADO TERRITORY. IN 1873, PUEBLO BECAME A CITY UNDER THE TER-
RITORIAL LAWS. IN APRIL 1880, THE ORGANIZATION UNDER THE LAWS OF THE COLORADO TERRITORY WAS ABANDONED AND
PUEBLO WAS INCORPORATED AS A CITY UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF COLORADO.
FROM 1870 UNTIL1882 THE NEWLY FORMED CITY SHARED JAIL FACILITIES WITH PUEBLO COUNTY AND RENTED OFFICE AND MEET-
ING SPACE. IN 1881, ARCHITECTS COOPER AND ANDERSON WERE HIRED TO PREPARE PLANS FOR A CITY HALL, FIRE STATION, AND
JAIL TO BE LOCATED AT 616 -618 NORTH MAIN STREET. THE TWO-STORY BRICK BUILDING WITH CUT -STONE TRIMMING WAS
OCCUPIED IN 1882.
A HORSE-DRAWN HOOK AND LADDER WAGON AND INDEPENDENT HOSE CARTS OCCUPIED THE FRONT PART OF THE FIRST FLOOR
UNTIL A HORSE -DRAWN HOSE WAGON WAS SECURED. THE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT AND TOWN MARSHALL OCCUPIED THE
REMAINDER OF THE FIRST FLOOR, WHICH ABUTTED A JAIL BUILT OF LARGE STONE AND STEEL. A STAIRWAY CONNECTED THE JAIL
TO THE MUNICIPAL COURT ON THE SECOND FLOOR. THE MAIN STREET ENTRANCE AND DOORS ON THE ALLEY SIDE PROVIDED
ACCESS TO THE FIRST FLOOR AND AN INSIDE STAIRWAY TO THE SECOND FLOOR, WHICH CONTAINED THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS,
RECORD VAULTS AND MUNICIPAL OFFICES. EVIDENCE OF THE DOORS AND STONE JAIL CAN BE SEEN IN THE SOUTH ALLEY.
THE CITY OF PUEBLO, CITY OF SOUTH PUEBLO AND TOWN OF CENTRAL PUEBLO WERE CONSOLIDATED IN 1886 AND THEIR MUNICI-
PAL FUNCTIONS AND RECORDS WERE MOVED TO THE CONSOLIDATION CITY HALL AT 125 CENTRAL MAIN STREET WHEN IT WAS
COMPLETED IN 1889. THE PAID ( 1889) FIRE DEPARTMENT USED THE 616 -618 NORTH MAIN STREET BUILDING UNTIL 1914 WHEN
A NEW FIRE STATION WAS BUILT AT 106 EAST 7TH STREET. THE WATER WORKS AND CEMETARY OFFICES WERE MOVED TO FOURTH
AND GRAND ABOUT THE SAME TIME. THE CITY SOLD THE BUILDING AND LATER OWNERS REMOVED THE HOSE - DRYING TOWER ON
THE ROOF TO MATCH THE ADJOINING TWO-STORY BUILDINGS.
THE COOPERATIVE EFFORTS OF THE CHAMBERLAIN FOUNDATION, THE CITY OP PUEBLO, PUEBLO COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
AND THE STATE HISTORIC FUND PROVIDED THIS HISTORICAL MARKER.
THE SOUTH PUEBLO CITY HALL
1 13 EAST "C" STREET
THE TOWN OF SOUTH PUEBLO WAS ORGANIZED AND INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF
THE TERRITORY OF COLORADO BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ON OCTOBER
27, 1873. IN APRIL 1881 THE ORGANIZATION UNDER THE TERRITORIAL LAWS WAS ABAN-
DONED AND SOUTH PUEBLO BECAME A CITY UNDER THE GENERAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF
COLORADO.
THE SOUTH PUEBLO CITY HALL WAS A ONE -STORY STONE BUILDING. THAT STOOD ON THE
SOUTH SIDE OF "C" STREET, EAST OF THE ALLEY BETWEEN SOUTH MAIN STREET AND
SOUTH UNION AVENUE. THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY CLERK, CITY TREASURER AND
CITY ENGINEER OCCUPIED THE EAST ONE-THIRD OF THE BUILDING. THE VOLUNTEER FIRE
DEPARTMENT AND INDEPENDENT HOSE CARTS OCCUPIED THE WEST TWO- THIRDS OF THE
BUILDING. THE WEST HALF OF THE BUILDING EXTENDED SOUTH AND PROVIDED SPACE FOR
THE TOWN MARSHALL, JAIL AND MUNICIPAL COURT. THE FIRE ALARM BELL WAS MOUNTED
ON A TOWER THAT ABUTTED THE JAIL ON THE EAST.
THE CITY OF PUEBLO, CITY OF SOUTH PUEBLO AND TOWN OF CENTRAL PUEBLO WERE CON-
SOLIDATED IN 1886 AND SOUTH PUEBLO'S MUNICIPAL FUNCTIONS AND RECORDS WERE
MOVED TO THE CONSOLIDATION CITY HALL AT 125 CENTRAL MAIN STREET WHEN IT WAS
COMPLETED IN 1889. THE PAID FIRE DEPARTMENT LATER MOVED TO THE NORTHWEST
CORNER OF "C" STREET AND VICTORIA. THE FORMER SOUTH PUEBLO CITY HALL WAS
SOLD, AND THE BUILDING WAS UTILIZED FOR VARIOUS PURPOSES UNTIL IT WAS DEMOL-
ISHED.
THE COOPERATIVE EFFORTS OF THE CHAMBERLAIN FOUNDATION, THE CITY OF PUEBLO, PUEBLO COUNTY
HISTORICAL SOCIETY, AND THE STATE HISTORICAL FUND PROVIDED THIS HISTORICAL MARKER.
THE FIRST BESSEMER CITY HALL
1401 EAST ABRIENDO AVENUE
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THE TOWN OF BESSEMER WAS ORGANIZED AND INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS
OF THE STATE OF COLORADO, BY ORDER OF THE PUEBLO COUNTY COURT ON
JULY 15, 1886. A LARGE FRAME BUILDING ON THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF
CHARLES STREET (RENAMED ABRIENDO AVENUE) AND CENTRAL AVENUE
HOUSED THE BESSEMER CITY HALL, MUNICIPAL COURT, JAIL, FIRE STATION, AND
A COMMUNITY MEETING ROOM.
THE FIRE ALARM BELL WAS A STEEL LOCOMOTIVE WHEEL HUNG IN THE CUPOLA
WITH A HAMMER SO ARRANGED THAT BY PULLING A ROPE THE HAMMER STRUCK
THE STEEL RING WITH SUCH FORCE THAT THE SOUND COULD BE HEARD FOR MILES
AROUND. THE TOWN OF BESSEMER'S MUNICIPAL FUNCTIONS, RECORDS AND FIRE
APPARATUS WERE MOVED TO 1207 EAST EVANS AVENUE IN 1891. THE FRAME
BUILDING LATER SERVED AS A BOARDING HOUSE.
THE ONLY KNOWN PICTURE OF THE FIRST BESSEMER CITY HALL APPEARS IN THE
JANUARY 20, 1924 ISSUE OF THE PUEBLO DAILY CHIEFTAIN NEWPAPER. THE
LOCATION WAS DETERMINED FROM THE SANBORN FIRE INSURANCE MAPS. ALL
EVIDENCE OF THE BUILDING WAS DESTROYED BY CONSTRUCTION OF THE INTER-
STATE HIGHWAY #25, CENTRAL AVENUE EXIT.
THE COOPERATIVE EFFORTS OF THE CHAMBERLAIN FOUNDATION, THE CITY OF PUEBLO, PUEBLO COUNTY
HISTORICAL SOCIETY, AND THE STATE HISTORIC FUND PROVIDED THIS HISTORICAL MARKER.
THE SECOND BESSEMER CITY HALL
THE TOWN OF BESSEMER WAS ORGANIZED AND INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF COLO-
RADO BY ORDER OF THE PUEBLO COUNTY COURT ON JULY 15, 1886. ALARGE FRAME BUILDING ON THE
SOUTHEAST CORNER OF CHARLES STREET (RENAMED ABRIENDO AVENUE) AND CENTRAL AVENUE HOUSED
THE BESSEMER CITY HALL, MUNICIPAL COURT, JAIL, FIRE STATION AND A COMMUNITY MEETING ROOM. IN
1891, ARCHITECT GEORGE ROE WAS EMPLOYED TO PREPARE PLANS FOR A MUCH LARGER CITY HALL TO BE
BUILT AT 1207 EAST EVANS AVENUE.
THE SECOND BESSEMER CITY HALL WAS BUILT OF BRICK AND CUT STONE. THE BASEMENT WAS ELEVATED
AND PROVIDED SPACE FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND JAIL. THE OFFICES OF THE CITY CLERK, CITY
TREASURER, AND CITY ENGINEER WERE IN THE FRONT PORTION OF THE FIRST FLOOR. THE FIRE DEPART-
MENT AND HORSE DRAWN APPARATUS OCCUPIED THE REMAINDER OF THE FIRST FLOOR. AN INCLINED
DRIVEWAY ON THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF THE BUILDING ALLOWED FIRE APPARATUS TO ENTER OR EXIT AT
STREET LEVEL ON EAST MESA AVENUE. THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, AN AUDITORIUM, AND A COMMITTEE
ROOM OCCUPIED THE TOP FLOOR.
ON MARCH 21, 1894 THE TOWN OF BESSEMER WAS ANNEXED TO THE CITY OF PUEBLO UNDER AN ACT OF
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF COLORADO. MOST OF THE BESSEMER MUNICIPAL FUNCTIONS
AND RECORDS WERE THEN MOVED TO TH.E CONSOLIDATION CITY HALL AT 125 CENTRAL MAIN STREET. THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT USED THE BASEMENT AND JAIL CELLS UNTIL AFTER WORLD WAR I. THE FIRE DEPART-
MENT OCCUPIED THE BUILDING UNTIL 1939 WHEN WPA FORCES COMPLETED A NEW FIRE STATION NO. 4
AT 1201 EAST EVANS AVENUE.
AT VARIOUS TIMES AFTER 1895, PORTIONS OF THE SECOND BESSEMER CITY HALL WERE USED FOR CITIZEN-
SHIP CLASSES, A BRANCH LIBRARY, HEALTH CLINICS, SOCIAL PROGRAMS AND COMMODITY AND CLOTHING
DISTRIBUTION. WPA FORCES DEMOLISHED THE BUILDING IN 1939 -1940. THE ONLY SURVIVING EVIDENCE
OF THE SECOND BESSEMER CITY HALL IS THE IRON FENCE THAT RUNS NORTH AND SOUTH ALONG THE
ALLEY WEST OF THE PRESENT FIRE STATION.
THE COOPERATIVE EFFORTS OF THE CHAMBERLAIN FOUNDATION, THE CITY OF PUEBLO, PUEBLO COUNTY
HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND THE STATE HISTORIC FUND PROVIDED THIS HISTORICAL MARKER.
1207 EAST EVANS AVENUE
THE CENTRAL PUEBLO CITY HALL
THE TOWN OF CENTRAL PUEBLO WAS ORGANIZED AND INCORPORATED UNDER THE GENERAL
LAWS OF THE STATE OF COLORADO BY ORDER OF THE COUNTY COURT ON JUNE 21, 1882.
THE WANDERING ARKANSAS RIVER, AND EFFORTS TO CONTAIN IT, RESTRICTED THE TOWN'S
GROWTH, AND THE SMALL ADOBE BUILDING WHICH SERVED AS THE CITY HALL AND JAIL WAS
ADEQUATE FOR THE OFFICES OF THE CITY COUNCIL, CITY CLERK, MAGISTRATE AND TOWN
MARSHALL DURING THE INCORPORATED LIFE OF THE TOWN.
THE CITY OF PUEBLO, CITY OF SOUTH PUEBLO AND TOWN OF CENTRAL PUEBLO WERE
CONSOLIDATED IN 1886 AND THEIR MUNICIPAL FUNCTIONS AND RECORDS MOVED TO THE
CONSOLIDATION CITY HALL. AT 125 CENTRAL MAIN STREET WHEN IT WAS COMPLETED IN
1889. THE POLICE DEPARMENT THEN USED THE CENTRAL PUEBLO CITY HALL FOR STORAGE
UNTIL ITS CONDITION DETERIORATED. SOME RECORDS STATE THAT THE ADOBE WALLS
COLLAPSED AND COVERED THE SITE. OTHERS STATE THAT THE SITE WAS COVERED BY EARTH
BEING PLACED TO STRENGTHEN THE RIVER LEVEE.
PLANS FOR THE CURRENT CITY HALL AND MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM INCLUDED DEVELOPMENT
OF A NEW STREET TO CONNECT UNION AVENUE AND SOUTH MAIN STREET. THE
STREET WAS NAMED CITY HALL PLACE. DURING ITS CONSTRUCTION REMNANTS OF JAIL
CELLS WERE FOUND. LONG TIME POLICE MATRON, MRS. OLGA KRETSCHMER, IS CREDITED
WITH IDENTIFYING THEIR SOURCE AND WHERE THE CENTRAL PUEBLO CITY HALL ONCE
STOOD.
NO PHOTOGRAPH OF THE CENTRAL PUEBLO CITY HALL IS KNOWN TO EXIST. HOWEVER ITS
LOCATION AND DIMENSIONS ARE SHOWN ON THE SANBORN FIRE INSURANCE MAPS. THE
CONCEPTUAL IMAGE SHOWN ABOVE IS BASED ON THE SANBORN MAPS AND DESCRIPTIONS OF
THE BUILDING FOUND IN LOCAL NEWPAPERS.
THE COOPERATIVE EFFORTS OF THE CHAMBERLAIN FOUNDATION, THE CITY OF PUEBLO, PUEBLO
COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY, AND THE STATE HISTORIC FUND PROVIDED THIS HISTORICAL MARKER.
1 17 CENTRAL-MAIN STREET-
THE CONSOLIDATION CITY HALL
THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF PUEBLO, CITY OF
SOUTH PUEBLO AND THE TOWN OF CENTRAL PUEBLO AP-
PROVED CONSOLIDATING THE THREE MUNICIPALITIES UNDER
THE NAME OF THE CITY OF PUEBLO AT A SPECIAL ELECTION
HELD MARCH 9,1886. IN APRIL 1886 THE COLORADO GEN-
ERAL ASSEMBLY APPROVED THE CONSOLIDATION OF THE
THREE MUNICICPALITIES. ON MARCH 21, 1894 THE TOWN OF
BESSEMER WAS ANNEXED TO THE CITY OF PUEBLO BY AN ACT
OF THE STATE OF COLORADO.
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ARTICLE SIX OF THE ARTICLES OF CONSOLIDATION STATED,
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"THE CITY HALL OF SAID CONSOLIDATED CITY SHALL BE
ERECTED THEREIN AT SOME POINT NOT FURTHER NORTH THAN
125 CENTRAL MAIN STREET SECOND STREET, IN THE PRESENT CITY OF PUEBLO, AND NOT
FURTHER SOUTH THAN THE ARKANSAS RIVER.'
A SITE, LATER ADDRESSED AS 125 CENTRAL MAIN STREET, WAS SELECTED FOR THE THREE-STORY BRICK BUILDING, WHICH HAD
THREE DISTICNT SECTIONS AND ROOFS. THE CENTER SECTION WAS THE TALLEST AND LARGEST. ITS EAST WALL AND MAIN EN-
TRANCE EXTENDED TO THE SIDEWALK ON SOUTH MAIN STREET, TWO SMALLER SECTONS ON EITHER SIDE WERE SLIGHTLY SET BACK
WITH INDIVIDUAL ENTRANCES. THE DOMED TWO - TIERED CUPOLA ON THE ROOF WAS REMOVED AFTER THE 1921 FLOOD.
THE FIRST AND SECOND FLOORS OF THE CENTER SECTION WERE USED FOR THE OFFICES AND VAULTS OF THE CITY CLERK, CITY
TREASURER, CITY ATTORNEY, CITY ENGINEER, STREETS SUPERVISOR AND MAYOR. SMALL OFFICES FOR THE ALDERMEN, A MEET-
ING ROOM AND THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS OCCUPIED THE THIRD FLOOR.
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OCCUPIED THE SOUTH SECTION OF THE BUILDING. A DOORWAY IN THE CENTER OF THE SOUTH WALL PRO-
VIDED ACCESS TO THE DESK SERGEANT, DAY CAPTAIN, POLICE MAGISTRATE, MUNICIPAL COURT AND JAIL. POLICE DEPARTMENT
OFFICES, PROPERTY ROOM AND QUARTERS FOR THE NIGHT CAPTAIN OCCUPIED THE SECOND FLOOR AND A PORTION OF THE THIRD.
A LATER ADDITION TO THE FIRST FLOOR PROVIDED CELLS FOR FEMALE PRISONERS AND QUARTERS FOR THE POLICE MATRON.
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OPERATIONS, HORSE DRAWN APPARATUS AND STEAM PUMPS OCCUPIED THE FIRST, LEVEL OF THE NORTH
SECTION OF THE BUILDING AND CONNECTED TO A LARGE CORRAL FOR THE HORSES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OFFICES, DORMITORY,
KITCHEN AND STORAGE OCCUPIED THE SECOND FLOOR AND A PORTION OF THE THIRD. ADDITIONAL GARAGES FOR FIRE APPARATUS
WERE ATTACHED ON THE NORTH AS THE CITY GREW.
THE PUEBLO FIRE DEPARTMENT BEGAN CONVERTING TO MOTORIZED FIRE TRUCKS AND PUMPS IN 1911, WHICH REQUIRED ENLARG-
ING THE GARAGE DOORS AND PROVIDING SPACE FOR MECHANICAL MAINTENANCE. THE LAST ADDITION TO THE BUILDING PROVIDED
SPACE FOR THE CREWS WHO MAINTAINED THE FIRE AND POLICE ALARM SYSTEMS AND TRAFFIC CONTROL EQUIPMENT.
MUNICIPAL FUNCTIONS, EXCEPT FOR POLICE AND FIRE WERE MOVED TO THE CURRENT CITY HALL WHEN IT WAS COMPLETED IN
1919. THE BOILER OF THE CONSOLIDATED CITY HALL HEATED THE CURRENT CITY HALL.FROM 1919 UNTIL 1953. THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT, MUNICIPAL COURT AND JAIL WERE RELOCATED TO 140 CENTRAL MAIN IN 1950. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND CEN-
TRAL FIRE STATION WERE RELOCATED TO 160 CENTRAL MAIN IN 1954. THE CONSOLIDATION CITY HALL WAS TORN DOWN IN 1 955
AND A NEW BUILDING TO SERVE THE CITY - COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT WAS BUILT ON THE SITE.
THE COOPERATIVE EFFORTS OF THE CHAMBERLAIN FOUNDATION, THE CITY OF PUEBLO, PUEBLO COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND
THE STATE HISTORIC FUND PROVIDED THE HISTORICAL MARKER.
THE THIRD- CURRENT PUEBLO CITY HALL
IN NOVEMBER 1915, PUEBLO CITIZENS PASSED A $300,000
BOND ISSUE TO BUILD A NEW CITY HALL AND A MUNICIPAL AUDI-
TORIUM. THE FINAL COST WAS $510,180, AND THE DIFFERENCE
WAS PAID BY A DIRECT TAX LEVY.
ARCHITECTURAL FIRMS WERE INVITED TO SUBMIT PRELIMINARY
PLANS FOR BOTH STRUCTURES. WILLIAM E. STICKNEY'S DESIGN
WITH MAJESTIC FRONT, ATTACHED COLUMNS, STONE FACINGS
AND A CUPOLA WITH WINDOWS TOPPED BY A DOME WAS SELECTED
FOR THE CITY HALL. GODLEY AND HUSKEY WERE SELECTED TO
DESIGN THE AUDITORIUM. BOTH STRUCTURES WERE BUILT BY
THE C.S. LAMBIE COMPANY. CONSTRUCTION OF THE CITY HALL
COMMENCED IN 1917, AND THAT DATE SHOWS IN THE ORNATE
STONE CARVINGS ABOVE THE UNION AVENUE ENTRANCE.
THE CITY HALL WAS BUILT OF TURKEY CREEK STONE AND COMPLETED IN 1919. THE MAIN ENTRANCE IS ON THE UNION
AVENUE S10E AND ELEVATED. THE ENTRANCE IS ACCESSED BY A LARGE SET OF STEPS LIGHTED BY ORNATE FIXTURES. STREET
LEVEL ENTRANCES ON THE NORTH AND SOUTH SIDES OF THE BUILDING CONNECT TO MARBLE STAIRWAYS THAT SERVE THE BASE-
MENT, LOBBY, FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD FLOORS. SPACE FOR AN ELEVATOR WAS INCLUDED IN THE ORIGINAL CONSTRUCTION
BUT NEITHER AN ELEVATOR OR BOILER WAS INSTALLED UNTIL THE 1950'S. THE CITY HALL AND THE AUDITORIUM SHARE A
COMMON MARBLE LINED LOBBY ON THE FIRST FLOOR, WHICH IS A GOOD PLACE TO SEE THE ORNATE CEILING, LIGHTING AND
WOOD WORK THAT STICKNEY DESIGNED FOR THE BUILDING.
THE OFFICES OF THE CITY COMMISSIONERS AND BOX OFFICE FOR THE AUDITORUIM WERE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE LOBBY.
THE OFFICES AND VAULTS OF THE CITY CLERK AND FINANCE OFFICER WERE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE LOBBY. A SERIES OF
WOODEN DOORS TO THE AUDITORIUM FORM THE EAST SIDE OF THE LOBBY. THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT OFFICES WERE IN THE
BASEMENT. THE OFFICES OF THE CITY ENGINEER, PUBLIC WORKS FUNCTIONS AND THE COMMISSIONER CHAMBERS WERE ON
THE SECOND FLOOR. THE THIRD FLOOR WAS A MUTLI-USE AREA. OVER THE YEARS IT WAS USED FOR BANQUETS, PUBLIC AND
RECREATION EVENTS, SPORTING EVENTS, AND THE OFFICES FOR THE NEW DEAL PROGRAMS. AS THE CITY GOVERNMENT GREW
VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS UTILIZED THE SPACE.
THE 2,963 -SEAT AUDITORIUM WAS COMPLETED IN 1920 AND NAMED MEMORIAL HALL TO HONOR THOSE WHO SERVED IN THE
NATION'S ARMED FORCES. THE SEATS HAD NOT BEEN INSTALLED WHEN PRESIDENT WOODROW WILSON MADE HIS LAST PUBLIC
ADDRESS IN MEMORIAL HALL ON SEPTEMBER 25, 1919. JOHN PHILLIP SOUSA AND HIS BAND PRESENTED THE FIRST CONCERT
IN MEMORIAL HALL ON DECEMBER 4, 1 919.
WHEN CONSTRUCTION OF THE AUDITORIUM WAS UNDERWAY, PUEBLO CITIZENS PROVIDED $35,000 TO EQUIP THE AUDITORIUM
WITH A MAGNIFICENT AUSTIN PIPE ORGAN, WHICH WAS GIVEN THE NAME VICTORY ORGAN. THE ORGAN WAS DEDICATED ON
MARCH 12, 1920 "IN LOVING REMEMBRANCE OF SOLDIERS, SAILORS, RED CROSS AND ALL WAR WORKERS IN THE CITY OF
PUEBLO AND PUEBLO COUNTY, WHO SO NOBLY SACRIFICED TIME, MONEY AND LIFE THAT THE WORLD MIGHT LIVE." FIFTEEN
MONTHS LATER FLOODWATERS FILLED THE AUDITORIUM ABOVE THE STAGE LEVEL AND BEVERLY DAMAGED THE ORGAN. THE
DEPTH IS MARKED BY THE STAGE DOOR AND ON THE UNION AVENUE SIDE OF THE BUILDING.
THE COOPERATIVE EFFORTS OF THE CHAMBERLAIN FOUNDATION, THE CITY OF PUEBLO, PUEBLO COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND
THE STATE HISTORIC FUND PROVIDED THIS HISTORIC MARKER.
100 -110 NORTH UNION AVENUE