Ouray City Hall and Walsh Library

Ouray City Hall and Walsh Library
Location 6th Ave. between 3rd and 4th Sts., Ouray, Colorado
Coordinates 38°1′23″N 107°40′12″W / 38.02306°N 107.67000°W / 38.02306; -107.67000Coordinates: 38°1′23″N 107°40′12″W / 38.02306°N 107.67000°W / 38.02306; -107.67000
Built 1899
Architect Walsh,Tom
Architectural style Late Victorian
NRHP Reference # 75000528[1]
Added to NRHP April 16, 1975

The Ouray City Hall and Walsh Library are a pair of buildings in downtown Ouray, Colorado, United States. Located on 6th Avenue between 3rd and 4th Streets, they are together listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1]

History

Constructed in 1900, the city hall was built as a miniature replica of Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Thomas Walsh, founder of the Camp Bird Mine, donated a library which occupied the second floor. The structure burned down in January 1950. It was listed on the Register in 1975.[1] A restoration effort in 1976 as part of the city of Ouray Centennial failed, but another restoration effort succeeded in restoring the historic facade in 1988.

References

  1. 1 2 3 National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.


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