{"nrhp_refnum":"83003618","name":"Monroe City Hall","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"227 S. Broad St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Monroe","county":"Walton County","state":"GA","lat":33.79276535100007,"lon":-83.71237235299998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-12-28","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Politics/Government","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Monroe City Hall is a two-story Art Deco municipal building at 227 South Broad Street in Monroe, Walton County, Georgia, built in 1939 as a WPA project.","why_significant":"The building is an architectural anomaly in Monroe, where its modern Art Deco design contrasts sharply with the town's reliance on historical styles. It is also a local reminder of the New Deal WPA program. Although less than 50 years old at nomination, its WPA association was judged to justify recognition.","narrative":"Monroe City Hall, at 227 South Broad Street, is a two-story Art Deco building completed in 1939 as a Works Progress Administration project at a cost of $45,000. Atlanta architects Sydney S. Daniell and Russell L. Beutell designed it, and John K. Davis and Son served as contractor. Its walls are cast stone blocks made from marble dust, with projecting wings on both sides, a simple decorative symbol at the center, metal windows, interior marble wainscoting in public areas and a full basement. The city moved its offices here from a commercial-style structure on Spring Street and has used the building ever since. It was recognized because its very modern design contrasts with the historical styles common in Monroe, and because it represents the New Deal public works effort to provide jobs during the Depression. Though it was under fifty years old when evaluated, its WPA association made it an important local resource.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Daniell and Beutell (Sydney S. Daniell and Russell L. Beutell of Atlanta); John K. Davis and Son, contractor","architectural_style":"Art Deco","criteria":[],"status_note":"In use as City Hall since 1939; described as in excellent condition with little alteration.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:41.366739-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/83003618.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83003618/a72ead894e-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83003618/a72ead894e-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Quentin Melson","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Monroe_City_Hall.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Quentin Melson</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Monroe_City_Hall.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93206672","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monroe_City_Hall_(Monroe,_Georgia)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55623645"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/walton-county/monroe-city-hall-83003618/"}