For Immediate Release

Contact: Kara O’Keeffe
608-261-9596
kara.okeeffe@wisconsinhistory.org

Neosho, Wis. - The Wisconsin Historical Society has announced the listing of the Neosho Village Hall in Neosho, Dodge County, in the National Register of Historic Places. National Register designation provides access to certain benefits, including qualification for grants and for rehabilitation income tax credits, while it does not restrict private property owners in the use of their property.

The Neosho Village Hall, constructed in 1922 of locally manufactured, formed concrete blocks, is historically significant as the long-standing center of municipal government, originally having Village governmental offices, the fire department, and the local jail.  This was the first village hall and it served the community for sixty-seven years making it the most significant building constructed for local government use in the Village’s history. Through the construction of this building, the Village consolidated the functions of a village hall, fire department, jail, and added a stage to create a community center. Prior to this building, the Village government had no formal place for their fire department.  Its use as a community center is also notable with its large open interior and stage suitable for plays and dances.

The register is the official national list of historic properties in America deemed worthy of preservation and is maintained by the National Park Service in the U.S. Department of the Interior. The Wisconsin Historical Society administers the program within Wisconsin. It includes sites, buildings, structures, objects and districts that are significant in national, state or local history, architecture, archaeology, engineering or culture.

To learn more about the State and National Register programs in Wisconsin, visitwww.wisconsinhistory.org.

About Wisconsin Historical Society
The Wisconsin Historical Society, founded in 1846, ranks as one of the largest, most active and most diversified state historical societies in the nation. As both a state agency and a private membership organization, its mission is to help people connect to the past by collecting, preserving and sharing stories. The Wisconsin Historical Society serves millions of people every year through a wide range of sites, programs and services. For more information, visit www.wisconsinhistory.org.

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