Battle Creek City Hall
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| Location | 103 E. Michigan Ave., Battle Creek, Michigan |
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| Coordinates | 42°19′00″N 85°10′46″W / 42.31667°N 85.17944°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1913 |
| Built by | S.B. Cole Construction Co. |
| Architect | Ernest W. Arnold |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival, Neoclassical |
| Part of | City Hall Historic District (Battle Creek, Michigan) (ID96000366) |
| NRHP reference No. | 84001377[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 5, 1984 |
The Battle Creek City Hall is a governmental building located at 103 East Michigan Avenue in Battle Creek, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]
Battle Creek was first settled by Europeans in 1835. A village government was established in 1850, and the community was incorporated as a city in 1859. In 1867/68, the first city hall building was constructed, located at 25 West Michigan Avenue. However, the city continued to grow, and by the turn of the century this building was no longer adequate to house city government. In 1907, Mayor Charles c. Green put a special committee together to begin planning for a new city hall. The committee identified possible sites, and the location at 103 E. Michigan was chosen by public referendum. The site was purchased, but it was not until 1912 that the city hired local architect Ernest W. Arnold to prepare plans for a new city hall. Arnold delivered plans later that year, and in early 1913 the city contracted with the S. B. Cole Construction Company of Detroit to construct the building. Construction began in 1913 and was completed in 1914.[2] As the city expanded over the next century, the fire and police headquarters moved out of the building to new structures,[3] but the building remains home to the city government.[4]
