{"nrhp_refnum":"11000935","name":"Auburn City Hall and Fire House","other_names":["Boys &amp","Girls Club Auburn"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1103 High St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Auburn","county":"Placer County","state":"CA","lat":38.898341636000055,"lon":-121.07051373599995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2012-12-19","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Politics/Government"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story Art Moderne (Streamline Moderne) civic building at 1103 High Street in Central Square, Auburn, Placer County, California, built by the WPA in 1935-37 to house the city hall, fire house and police department.","why_significant":"It is an excellent local example of Streamline Moderne or WPA Moderne architecture, designed by master architect George Clinton Sellon. It also illustrates Depression-era New Deal efforts and served as the center of Auburn's city government, police and fire services from 1937 until 1990. It is locally significant under Criteria A and C.","narrative":"Built between 1935 and 1937 at 1103 High Street in Auburn's Central Square, this stucco-covered building once held the city offices, police department, fire engines and the Chamber of Commerce. The Works Progress Administration erected it with the city, with the federal government paying eighty percent of construction costs. George Clinton Sellon, California's first State Architect, designed it after the city asked him to forget all gingerbread. The result is a restrained Art Moderne design with rounded corners, a flat roof, horizontal bands of metal-framed windows and a taller central tower. It replaced two outdated firehouses and gave the city its first dedicated government building. City government used it until 1990. Later changes include a rear addition, a door cut into one garage opening and the removal of the City Hall sign, but the original facade survives. It is recognized locally for its architecture and its role in Auburn's civic life and New Deal history.","period_of_significance":"1935-1960","architect_builder":"George Clinton Sellon, architect; Charles McCloud and Ray McLellan, contractors for the WPA","architectural_style":"Modern Movement / Moderne (Art Moderne, Streamline Moderne)","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Described as in very good condition with a high degree of integrity; the original facade remains intact. Currently used for commerce/business, and the form lists the Boys and Girls Club as another name. Alterations include a rear addition and secured garage doors.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:29.769447-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/11000935.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/11000935/b4edd2923e-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/11000935/b4edd2923e-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"liannadavis","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Auburn_City_Hall_and_Fire_House_2012-09-16_17-01-35.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">liannadavis</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Auburn_City_Hall_and_Fire_House_2012-09-16_17-01-35.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123857710","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auburn_City_Hall_and_Fire_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60747993"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/placer-county/auburn-city-hall-and-fire-house-11000935/"}