Centennial

Fallon City Hall

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A Carson Street building which had earlier housed the Fallon Standard and a paint shop became Fallon's first City Hall at Fallon's incorporation on December 18, 1908. The now-famous city siren was purchased by the City in 1914, for the sum of $150.

As Fallon prospered, its city business offices outgrew the original city hall. By the late 1920s plans were being made to construct a larger facility. In 1929, famous Reno architect Fred DeLongchamps completed the architectural plans for the building. His one story, California Mission-style brick building boasted an absolutely fireproof city clerk office. Not only was it designed to house city offices, the building also contained the city jail, the police court and the water and electrical departments. The fire truck and other equipment was stored in a garage bay on the Carson Street side. A brick tower, which had to be lowered following the 1954 earthquake, was constructed to allow the fire hoses to hang and drain after use. The new building, which cost $68,212.28, including furniture, was dedicated on November 1, 1930, with formal opening ceremonies on April 4, 1931.

The original city hall building is still in use today as it is now incorporated in to the V.F.W Hall on South Maine Street.