Building History

Bellevue incorporated as a city on 03/31/1953, and utlized existing buildings for its first two city halls. Bellevue City Hall #1 occupied the first school building erected in Bellevue, which also had been employed as the city library and the Veteran of Foreign Wars (VFW) meeting hall. This 1893 building served as the center of city government until it moved to a former hardware store closed by to the Bellevue Square Shopping Center in 1960.

By 1963, planning began in earnest on a new civic center complex of buildings, that would consolidate city government offices in one area. The city council appropriated $320,000 for the construction of the City Hall #3 which was erected on Main Street. Its dedication occurred on 03/07/1964 with Governor Albert D. Rossellini presided at the ceremonies.

Building Notes

A new city library opened in the civic center area in 1967.

Alteration

The firm of Gerald Cichanski and Associates designed a low-cost, $5.6 million addition to the 1964 City Hall #3. Built rapidly, it provided 62,000 square feet for expansion and included a renovation of the existing 16,000-square-foot city hall. Larry Rouch served as the Associate-in-charge for Cichanski on this project.

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