Pine Island City Hall and Fire Station

The Pine Island City Hall and Fire Station, at Main and 3rd Streets in Pine Island, Minnesota, also known as the Pine Island City Hall, was built in 1909. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

Pine Island City Hall and Fire Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Main and 3rd Sts., Pine Island, Minnesota
Coordinates	44°12′02″N 92°38′48″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1909
Architectural style	Romanesque, Richardsonian Romanesque
MPS	Rural Goodhue County MRA
NRHP reference No.	80002053[1]
Added to NRHP	February 12, 1980

It was deemed significant as a government building representative of the multipurpose municipal facilities commonly built in southeastern Minnesota in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.[2]

It is a two-story 40 by 60 feet (12 m × 18 m) plan building of orange-yellow brick. It has round-arched doorways, with double doors. It has gargoyles.[3]

Not only did the building include "a large hall, jail, fire station, and council chambers under one roof, but with its massive scale and flamboyant tower, it also served as a statement of strong civic pride."[3]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. Zuckerman, B. Michael (August 1978). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: Pine Island City Hall and Fire Station" (PDF). Minnesota Historical Society. Retrieved 2014-03-26. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
3. B. Michael Zuckerman (August 1978). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory: Pine Island City Hall and Fire Station / Pine Island City Hall". National Park Service. Retrieved October 29, 2018. With accompanying photo from 1978