The Scipio Town Hall, on North State Street in
Scipio, Utah
Scipio is a town on the eastern edge of Millard County, Utah, United States. The population was 290 at the 2000 census.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land. It lies in the oval-shape ...
, is a
PWA Moderne
The Art Deco style, which originated in France just before World War I, had an important impact on architecture and design in the United States in the 1920s and 1930s. The most notable examples are the skyscrapers of New York City, including the ...
-style
city hall
In local government, a city hall, town hall, civic centre (in the UK or Australia), guildhall, or municipal hall (in the Philippines) is the chief administrative building of a city, town, or other municipality. It usually houses the city o ...
building built in 1935 as a
New Deal
The New Deal was a series of wide-reaching economic, social, and political reforms enacted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the United States between 1933 and 1938, in response to the Great Depression in the United States, Great Depressi ...
public works project. It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 1988.
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Two brick and stonemasons who worked on the project were Will Critchley and Lew Critchley.][ With ]
It was converted to serve as a senior citizen center in 1985–86.[
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Buildings and structures completed in 1935
City and town halls in Utah
Daughters of Utah Pioneers museums
National Register of Historic Places in Millard County, Utah
PWA Moderne architecture in Utah
Scipio, Utah
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