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Eveleth City Hall

Eveleth's first Village Hall was built in 1896 and cost $656. It was a two-story frame building that housed a volunteer fire department on the first floor; the council chambers on the second. The Village Hall was moved with the rest of the town around 1900 and was placed on the site of the current City Hall. When the present building was erected, the old one was moved to the east side of Grant Avenue just north of Jackson Street. It was converted into a moving picture house called the Bijou (later the Strand). By 1947, it was Malevich Bros. Grant Auto Service Garage. That building no longer stands.

The new City Hall, designed by Duluth architect William T. Bray, was finished in 1906, "much to the satisfaction of the city fathers who had long complained of the old, hastily built village hall" (M. More). The first floor contained the Police and Fire Departments, while City offices were upstairs. In 1922, City Hall was "enlarged 
and remodeled...to accommodate increased activities" (M. More).  Another significant renovation occurred in 1929. Decorative stone was added to the building's facade, and a jail and garage were added to the rear. The municipal court room, formerly located on the first floor, was moved upstairs, and in its place offices for the mayor and the city clerk were built.  The main hallway was widened, the chamber of commerce moved into a new office, and the police department offices were remodeled. 

New windows were added around the 1970s, and during renovations in August 1987, a time capsule was buried next to the east pillar of the main entrance. A handicap-accessible ramp was built in the 1990s, and air conditioning was installed in 2017. Today, the first floor contains offices for the police department, the City Administrator, the Deputy Clerk, the Public Works Director, the Accounting and Utilities Clerks, and the Zoning Administrator. The mayor's office, council chambers, and other offices are on the second floor.

Sources:
History of Eveleth, Minnesota, by Margaret More
Eveleth News April 12, 1917
"Eveleth Lets City Hall Job" Duluth Herald August 9, 1929

"From City Hall Today...to the Future" Gilbert Herald August 29, 1987
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