The Anna Town Hall is a historic brick town hall in Anna, Ohio, United States. Built in 1880,[1] it originally included space for the village offices, a jail, a fire station, and a community theater. The building's brick architecture presents a stark contrast to the majority of buildings in the village, which includes primarily frame structures.[3]
Anna Town Hall | |
 Front and side of the town hall | |
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| Location | 209 W. Main St., Anna, Ohio[2] |
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| Coordinates | 40°23′41″N 84°10′33″W / 40.39472°N 84.17583°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1880 |
| Architect | John W. Carey |
| NRHP reference No. | 78002187[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 20, 1978 |
Although the first settlers in the vicinity of modern Anna arrived in 1833, the village was started a quarter century later; it was platted in 1858 by landowner John W. Carey and named for his daughter, Anna Carey. Shortly after the village incorporated in 1877, the need for a community government building became apparent, and the present structure was erected on the main road from the canal town of Minster to a rail line operated by a predecessor of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.[3] In recognition of its place in local history and of its well-preserved historic architecture, the Anna Town Hall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Contact Us, Village of Anna. Accessed 2009-06-11.
- ^ a b Owen, Lorrie K., ed. Dictionary of Ohio Historic Places. Vol. 2. St. Clair Shores: Somerset, 1999, 1271.