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City Hall was dedicated on Armistice Day, November 11, 1920. Modeled after Independence Hall in Philadelphia, the building was designed by Werner and Coffey Architects and constructed for $125,000. Since 1908, the year of the City's incorporation, City Trustees had been meeting at 310 Linden Avenue. The property for the Civic Center site, consisting of the block between Walnut and Miller Avenues, was purchased in 1913 for $10,000, and voters passed a bond measure to finance the new City Hall in 1919. The Police Department, at the time consisting of three members, and the Fire Department, run by volunteers, were originally housed at City Hall.
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