The City Hall of

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, formerly known as the Moscow Post Office and Courthouse and Moscow Federal Building, was built in 1911. Its red

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with ivory terracotta trim reflects Late Victorian and Eclectic As a

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building, it served historically as a post office and a

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of the

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for the District of Idaho. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973, it was vacated in 1974 when the new federal building opened two blocks south. Two years later, it was acquired by the city from the General Services Administration for $70,000, with half of that funded from the state historical society. At the time, the land alone was valued at $100,000. Rejected for use as a library in 1979, it became a community center in the early 1980s. A bond issue to fund a renovation was defeated in late 1986, it became the

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of the municipality in the 1990s.Federal Judicial Center Historic Federal Courthouses page on the U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, Moscow, Idaho

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Preservation Moscow: Newsletter of the Moscow Historic Preservation Commission :: May 2010City of Moscow
- City Hall / 1910 Old Post Office Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Idaho Post office buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Idaho Government buildings completed in 1911 Buildings and structures in Latah County, Idaho Victorian architecture in Idaho Post office buildings in Idaho Courthouses in Idaho Moscow, Idaho National Register of Historic Places in Latah County, Idaho 1911 establishments in Idaho {{Idaho-NRHP-stub

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