Tyler City Hall Explained

Tyler City Hall
Coordinates:32.3519°N -95.3058°W
Map Label:Tyler City Hall
Locmap Relief:yes
Builder:A.M. Campbell & Co.
Added:March 7, 2007
Refnum:07000129

The Tyler City Hall at 212 N. Bonner Ave. in Tyler, Texas was built in 1938. It was designed by architect T. Shirley Simons, Sr. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. The listing included one contributing building and one contributing site on .

Construction of the building was financed by Depression-era PWA and/or WPA programs. Simons had been hired in 1936 by the City of Tyler "to provide architectural services for publics works projects." Other similar works by Simon were the Mother Frances Hospital and the new Tyler U.S. Post Office and Courthouse.[1] It has been termed "a good local rendering of Art Deco styling".[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=64500654}} National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation: Historic and Architectural Resources of Tyler, Texas]. July 2000 . Diane E. Williams. (including photo on page 251)