{"nrhp_refnum":"88002563","name":"San Angelo City Hall","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"City Hall Plaza","address_restricted":false,"city":"San Angelo","county":"Tom Green County","state":"TX","lat":31.464904970000077,"lon":-100.43964056199997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1988-11-25","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"San Angelo City Hall is a multi-story, roughly T-shaped building on City Hall Plaza in downtown San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas, built in 1928 to a design by the El Paso firm Trost & Trost and built by the Ware Co.","why_significant":"The nomination presents it as a significant example of the work of Trost & Trost, erected in 1928 during a period of community growth and revitalization funded by new oil revenues. Its Moderne style is described as rare for the area, and it has richly detailed interior decoration and imposing exterior massing. The form calls it one of the most important buildings in San Angelo and says it compares favorably with any 1920s public architecture in Texas.","narrative":"San Angelo City Hall, completed in 1928 on City Hall Plaza in the downtown area, houses municipal offices and a community auditorium. Designed by the El Paso firm Trost & Trost and built by the Ware Co., it is a roughly T-shaped structure. The office portion combines cubical sections of three, four and five stories, faced in smooth coursed stone with decorative banding and spandrels. An overscaled entry pavilion has three French Romanesque arched doorways with original heavy, paneled and studded metal doors, reached by monumental stairs. The brick auditorium at the rear has four large Roman arched windows with steel sashes and stained glass. Inside, a recently restored original interior includes a polychromatic color scheme. The building went up during a time of expansion and revitalization made possible by new oil revenues. Its Moderne style was uncommon in the region, and the nomination ranks it among the most important buildings in San Angelo and comparable to any 1920s public architecture in Texas. It was recognized for its architecture at the state level.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Trost & Trost (El Paso); contractor Ware Co.","architectural_style":"Moderne","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Physical condition described as excellent; original site; interior recently restored. Houses municipal offices and a community auditorium.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:20.776927-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/91/9701/40970191/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/88002563.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88002563/5e80f35297-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88002563/5e80f35297-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"25or6to4","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:City_Hall,_San_Angelo,_TX.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">25or6to4</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:City_Hall,_San_Angelo,_TX.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40970191","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107323056"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/tom-green-county/san-angelo-city-hall-88002563/"}