City Hall
Why it's listed
East Liverpool's City Hall, on West 6th Street in the central business district, is a two-story Art Deco municipal building completed in 1934 to a design by Charles Owsley. It has a rectangular plan, a flat built-up roof and smooth dressed sandstone walls, with nine bays across the front and seven on the side. Decoration is concentrated in the central bay of the facade and around the entrance, where stylized carvings and recessed spandrels emphasize vertical lines. The site was once the residence of John Taylor, purchased before World War I for a new city hall; the house was razed and the lot served as a gas station until interest in a new building revived in 1926. The present building was constructed as a Civil Works Administration project. It is regarded as a restrained example of Art Deco as applied to public buildings of the 1930s and has remained the seat of local government, with a parking lot on its east side.
Significance in brief: The building is cited as an outstanding example of restrained Art Deco style used in 1930s public buildings. It is also significant politically as the seat of municipal government. Its verticality, recessed spandrels and stylized carvings in the central bay and entrance surround are noted features.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 85003511, listed November 14, 1985. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | Sixth St., East Liverpool |
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| County | Columbiana County |
| Listed | November 14, 1985 |
| Reference number | 85003511 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1934 |
| Architect / builder | Charles Owsley |
| Architectural style | Art Deco |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Politics/Government, Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Condition listed as good on the interior and excellent on the exterior; still used as City Hall. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Within district | East Liverpool Downtown Historic District |
| Coordinates | 40.62017, -80.58057 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
For a publicly owned building or structure, listing mainly matters when federal funds, permits or licences are involved: projects then go through Section 106 review so effects on the property are considered. Listing also strengthens applications for preservation grants and, for leased income-producing uses, can enable the federal rehabilitation tax credit.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 85003511.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q5123188
- This listing as JSON
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