Old City Hall (1925-1964)

This site was the location of the 23rd Mile Tree, the city's first business, James Bird Cole's blacksmith forge, which operated from 1842 to about 1865, and the original First Presbyterian Church building, which stood here from 1907 to 1923. The city purchased the property in 1925 and converted the church edifice into a one-bay fire station. Later additions made room for a second fire engine bay, city hall, fire and police headquarters, and a jail, an arrangement that remained in use until the current municipal building opened in February 1964.

Beckley, West Virginia · United States