After several years of petitioning the State of Utah for incorporation, Park City received a charter on March 8, 1884. With a population exceeding 4,000, the city urgently needed a building to centralize municipal functions, and construction of City Hall began in 1885. The Great Fire of 1898 destroyed all but the facade, but reconstruction began almost immediately, and in 1901 a tower and a 1500 pound bell were added to warn residents of future fires. City Hall housed a variety of government offices, and the Old Utah Territorial Prison, commonly called "The Dungeon," was located in the basement. When Park City Municipal Corporation needed larger quarters, it left City Hall in 1983, and extensive restoration was completed in early 1984. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the two story masonry and brick building reflects the Victorian commercial style, with decorative brickwork, segmental arches over three bay openings at street level, and flat pilasters dividing the upper level into a three-part composition, making it one of Park City's most distinctive structures.