City Hall Keystone | Artwork

Julius H. Huber, a prominent local architect who lived near Indian Boundary Park, donated this architectural keystone in 1927. It originally marked the apex of the arch at the Washington Street entrance to the old City Hall and County Courthouse. Constructed between 1877 and 1885, the limestone and granite building was designed by architect James J. Egan (1839–1914). Sculptor A.C. Goddard carved its elaborate ornamentation including this keystone that features a depiction of George Washington’s face. Razed between 1906 and 1911, the combined City Hall and County Courthouse building had enormous granite Corinthian columns. (A remnant of a column shaft and capital can be found today in Monument Park.)