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Completed in 1911 by the Pharr Townsite Co., operated by John C. Kelly (1862-1937), a co-founder of Pharr, this structure housed the first bank, the post office, a confectionary, a drugstore, and the first irrigation and canal company. It became the first City Hall in 1916, when Pharr was incorporated. During the Depression, a shortage of policemen led to an electric light being placed on top of the building to alert officers to trouble. After the city government moved in 1951, the Old Pharr City Hall housed businesses and offices and was used for civic meetings.
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Pharr, Texas · United States
