Ouray City Hall and Walsh Library

The Ouray City Hall and Walsh Library is listed on the National Register of Historic Places twin buildings in Ouray (Colorado) and the Prefecture of Ouray County.

History

It was built in 1899 as a smaller replica of Independence Hall in Philadelphia with clock and bell tower on a ride. In addition to the offices of the city government which originally contained single storey buildings, prison cells and a fire station. Thomas Walsh, who discovered one of the largest gold mines in the United States and owner of the nearby Camp Bird Mine, donated an expansion of the Ouray City Hall and Walsh Library on two floors. On the second floor, a library was established.

In January 1950, a fire destroyed the building as far as possible. In three years, volunteers built the building functional again, but refrained from writing on the facade in the style of Independence Hall. On 16 April 1975 the Ouray City Hall and Walsh Library was added to the National Register of Historic Places. 1983 an extension was made ​​in which emergency services and a community center are located. In 1988, one the historic exterior as well as the clock and bell tower restored. The bell has become unusable in the fire of 1950 is issued before the offices of the city government.