Moscow City Hall (Idaho)
United States historic place
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The City Hall of Moscow, Idaho, formerly known as the Moscow Post Office and Courthouse and Moscow Federal Building, was built 115 years ago in 1911.[2] Its red brick with ivory terracotta trim reflects Late Victorian and Eclectic architecture.[3][4]
Moscow, Idaho
Moscow Post Office and Courthouse | |
East side in 2017 | |
  Location within Idaho  Location within the United States | |
 Interactive map showing the location for Moscow City Hall | |
| Location | 206 E. Third Street Moscow, Idaho |
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| Coordinates | 46.7327°N 116.9997°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1911 |
| Architect | U.S. Treasury Dept. |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian, Eclectic |
| NRHP reference No. | 73000686[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 3, 1973 |
As a federal building, it served historically as a post office and a courthouse of the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973,[1] it was vacated in 1974 when the new federal building opened two blocks south.[5][6] Two years later, it was acquired by the city from the General Services Administration for $70,000,[7][8] with half of that funded from the state historical society. At the time, the land alone was valued at $100,000.[9]
Rejected for use as a library in 1979,[10] it became a community center in the early 1980s.[11][12][13][14]
A bond issue to fund a renovation was defeated in late 1986.[15] It became the city hall of the municipality in the 1990s, and is now known as Moscow City Hall.[16][17]
