Location Information
(for the Laurel City Hall)
Name:Laurel City Hall
Address:401 5th Avenue, North
City/County:Laurel, Jones County
Architectural Information
Construction Date:c.1915
No. of Stories:2
Registration Information
NR District Name:Laurel Central (1987)
    NR Status:Contributing
    Element No.:50
NR District Name:Laurel Central (Additional Documentation/Boundary Increase/D (2021)
    NR Status:Contributing
    Element No.:105
Mississippi Landmark Information
Designated:01-07-1993
Recorded:03-10-1993
Book/Vol. No.:V. 967, p. 336
Local Designation Information
Local District Name:Laurel Central Historic District
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Context/Comments
Designed by architect P.J. Krouse, the Laurel City Hall was built in 1914-15.

The building is listed as a contributing element (element #50) in the Laurel Central Historic District, which was placed on the National Register on 4 September 1987. It was designated a Mississippi Landmark on 7 January 1993.

It is included in "Buildings of Mississippi" (2020) (p. 308, PW12).
Brief Description
The 2-story brick City Hall is cleverly sited at on a corner parcel fronting the heart of the central business district. It is irregularly shaped with a rounded corner at the southeast where a recessed, cornered entrance is located. The northwest corner is pointed at an approximate 45-degree angle. The roof is a broad, truncated hip, with a semi-circular roof at the southwest corner above the entrance bay. The roof features broad overhanging, bracketed eaves. The principal entryway is recessed with a side pilasters and round Tuscan limestone, or cast concrete, columns. The door is 2-leaf, glazed and paneled with sidelights and transom. Windows are single, paired, or tripartite, 1-over-1, DH wood sash with single-light transom above. The window fenestrations are the same on both floors. The building rests on stuccoed masonry foundation with coursed bands. At the rear, the basement is raised and a secondary entrance leads to the ground level.