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[City of Denton: City Hall, N. Elm, Cornerstone]

Description: Photograph of the cornerstone of the the Denton City Hall and Municipal Building at 221 N. Elm St. The cornerstone has the Free Masons' Masonic Square and Compass in the center. Text engraved in the cornerstone: Laid by Standfield Lodge No. 217 A. F. & A. M. May 14, 1927 (The Masonic Square and Compass is located here) E. W. Vanslyke & W. L. Bradshaw Architects E. Ross Chamblin Structural Engineer J. F. Johnson General Contractor
Date: unknown
Partner: Denton Public Library

[City of Denton: City Hall, 221 N. Elm decorated for Christmas]

Description: Exterior view of the Denton City Hall, 221 N. Elm St, Denton, Texas, at night. The “originator” of the idea of Christmas lights on City Hall, can be attributed to Mrs. William R. Hicks, a former city secretary, who began the tradition in the early 1930s. The lights changed from time-to-time, but in 1945, the words Merry Xmas and the large stars on top were added.
Date: 1945~
Partner: Denton Public Library

[Denton Fire Department]

Description: Exterior view of the City of Denton Fire Department and City Hall on West Oak Street on the block between Cedar and Bolivar. There are a number of unidentified men standing in front of fire station along with a horse-drawn hook and ladder wagon and a horse-drawn chemical wagon.
Date: 1910~
Partner: Denton Public Library

[Denton Fire Department]

Description: Exterior view of the City of Denton Fire Department and City Hall on West Oak Street between Cedar and Bolivar Streets. This was the fourth fire station in Denton and the department moved there in 1890. There are a number of unidentified men standing in front of fire station along with a horse-drawn hook and ladder wagon and a horse-drawn chemical wagon. The two white horses were Nip and Tuck. The ladder wagon was pulled by black and white horses, George and Henry.
Date: 1910~
Partner: Denton Public Library

[City of Denton: City Hall, N. Elm, Cornerstone]

Description: Photograph of the cornerstone of the the Denton City Hall and Municipal Building at 221 N. Elm St.t. Text engraved in the cornerstone: Municipal Building B. W. McKenzie Mayor Commissioners W. S. Miller Chairman L. Bailey * G. Tom Turner W. R. Lakey Claude Castleberry Francis M. Craddock * Term Expired April 1927
Date: unknown
Partner: Denton Public Library

[Denton Fire Department]

Description: Hook and Ladder wagon and Chemical wagon pulled by horses in front City of Denton Fire Department and City Hall on West Oak Street on the block between Cedar and Bolivar. The doors have signs above them reading Hose Co. No. 1 and Combination Co. No. 1. On the left is Hub Bates and on the right is William Middleton Woods.
Date: 1910~
Partner: Denton Public Library

[Denton Fire Department and City Hall]

Description: Thirty-one unidentified men and two unidentified women are posing in front of the Denton City Hall and an early Fire Station that was located at the northeast corner of West Oak and Bolivar Streets. Two fire engines are visible with two of the men sitting in one of the engines. A motorcycle is also visible in the foreground. The City Hall and part of the Fire Station are one brick building with a bell steeple on top. A wooden addition to the Fire Station is shown to the left of the building… more
Date: 1926
Partner: Denton Public Library
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