Moscow City Hall (Idaho) Explained
| Moscow Post Office and Courthouse |
| Mapframe: | yes |
| Mapframe-Marker: | building |
| Mapframe-Zoom: | 12 |
| Mapframe-Caption: | Interactive map showing the location for Moscow City Hall |
| Location: | 206 E. Third Street
Moscow, Idaho |
| Coordinates: | 46.7327°N -116.9997°W |
| Architect: | U.S. Treasury Dept. |
| Architecture: | Late Victorian, Eclectic |
| Added: | July 3, 1973 |
| Area: | less than one acre |
| Refnum: | 73000686 |
The City Hall of Moscow, Idaho, formerly known as the Moscow Post Office and Courthouse and Moscow Federal Building, was built in 1911.[1] Its red brick with ivory terracotta trim reflects Late Victorian and Eclectic
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, it was vacated in 1974 when the new federal building opened two blocks south.[2] [3] Two years later, it was acquired by the city from the General Services Administration for $70,000,[4] [5] with half of that funded from the state historical society. At the time, the land alone was valued at $100,000.[6]
Rejected for use as a library in 1979,[7] it became a community center in the early 1980s.[8] [9] [10] [11]
A bond issue to fund a renovation was defeated in late 1986,[12] it became the city hall of the municipality in the 1990s.[13] [14]
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Notes and References
- News: Open U.S. building at Moscow Nov. 6 . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . October 14, 1911 . 11.
- News: New building for Moscow . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . June 6, 1972 . 7 .
- News: Old Moscow Post Office may be going up for grabs . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho) . March 6, 1975 . 12A.
- News: City to buy post office . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington) . March 4, 1976 . 23 .
- News: Use old post office, Moscow group says . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . Devlin . Sherry . July 10, 1984 . A6 .
- News: Idaho city votes funds to clean old post office . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . Ellingsen . Linda . October 18, 1978 . 6.
- News: Old post office use as a library rejected . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington) . September 19, 1979 . 5.
- News: Post office's role set . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington) . October 20, 1981 . 7.
- News: Quad Cities underwent business growth in '81 . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho) . Harrell . Sylvia . December 28, 1981 . 1C.
- News: $1.9 million sought for Moscow post office . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . Devlin . Sherry . November 13, 1986 . A6 .
- News: Revival . Spokane Chronicle . (Washington) . Devlin . Sherry . February 15, 1984 . 3 .
- News: Moscow voters reject post office conversion . Spokane Chronicle . (Washington) . Devlin . Sherry . November 19, 1986 . A3 .
- News: Lead found in Moscow City Hall paint . Moscow-Pullman Daily News . (Idaho-Washington) . Burton . Gregory H. . July 26, 1995 . A1 .
- Federal Judicial Center Historic Federal Courthouses page on the U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, Moscow, Idaho
