Meridian City Hall, City hall in downtown Meridian, Mississippi, US
Meridian City Hall is a Beaux-Arts municipal building at 601 24th Avenue, designed by P.J. Krouse and completed in 1915. Its exterior carries terracotta tiles, cross and jack sunscreens restored to their original black, and thirty-two replaced decorative column capitals. Inside, scagliola columns, a marble staircase and decorative floor glazing were returned during the 2006–2012 restoration.
Meridian City Hall was built in 1915 to a design by P.J. Krouse, chosen in April 1914 over R.H. Hunt and C.L. Hutchisson; it replaced an 1885 building by Gustav Torgenson. The 1950s brought drop ceilings, wood panelling, aluminium windows and concrete-filled ground-floor windows. A restoration to the 1915 appearance ran from 2006 to January 2012, costing about $25 million with interest.
The building reflects early 20th-century civic pride through its grand design and continues to serve as the center where residents conduct business with city government. People visit regularly to handle permits, registrations, and other official matters.
The building sits at 601 24th Avenue in downtown Meridian and is straightforward to locate. You can view the architecture from the sidewalk or enter for official city business.
The 2009 exterior phase replaced 32 decorative terracotta column capitals and returned the cross and jack sunscreens to their original black; the work won the Masonry Construction Online Project of the Year Award for 2009. The 1950s front-lawn fountain was also replaced.
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