Kimball City Hall is the seat of local government for Kimball, Minnesota, United States. It was built in 1908 when the community was still a village known as Kimball Prairie.[2] When it first opened the hall housed offices for local government, professionals, and the telephone utility, as well as a public library and a municipal theater.[3] The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 as Kimball Prairie Village Hall for its local significance in the theme of politics/government.[4] It was nominated for embodying the importance the community placed on local government and public services in the early 20th century.[3]

Kimball City Hall
Kimball Prairie Village Hall
Kimball Prairie City Hall viewed from the east-southeast
Kimball City Hall is located in Minnesota
Kimball City Hall
Kimball City Hall is located in the United States
Kimball City Hall
Location1 Main Street N., Kimball, Minnesota
Coordinates45°18′45.4″N 94°18′3″W / 45.312611°N 94.30083°W / 45.312611; -94.30083
AreaLess than one acre
Built1908
ArchitectLouis Lockwood
MPSStearns County MRA
NRHP reference No.82003045[1]
Added to NRHPApril 15, 1982

It was designed by architect Louis Lockwood.

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "About Us". City of Kimball. 2013. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
  3. ^ a b Harvey, Thomas (October 1980). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: Kimball Prairie Village Hall". National Park Service. Retrieved 2018-06-01. With accompanying photograph from 1980
  4. ^ "Kimball Prairie Village Hall". Minnesota National Register Properties Database. Minnesota Historical Society. 2009. Retrieved 2018-06-01.