In 1904, Mitchell was in a tough fight with Pierre for the state capital. This is a state capital campaign photo of the old City Hall taken by Hoyt Cox in 1904. It was built of jasper granite at a cost of $55,000. It was 86 feet by 112 feet in size; three full stories in height; contained 21 large office rooms, 14 “ample” vaults, two legislative halls, each 66 feet by 90 feet, and six large committee rooms. Behind City Hall is the original Carnegie Library building that was built in 1903. The library had a large addition added on the back in 1930 and then another in the east side of the building in 1960. The library is now the Carnegie Resource Center, home to the Mitchell Area Historical and Genealogical Societies. The MAHS apologizes for the misspelling of Florence Althen’s name in the Back in Time caption last week. (Photo courtesy of Mitchell Area Historical Society)
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