7. Old Municipal Building - 234 Main     Street
You are now at the very heart of Chadron, its government, its business, and its entertainment. The City Hall was built in 1917 on the lots where the first City Hall had been located. The location was not the choice of many in Chadron, as they felt a location with lawn and trees would be better suited for the new building.

The new City Hall served as the fire hall in its original design. This symmetrical building is highlighted by the corner pavilions
with a vertical molding design outlying the windows and doors, ending at the top in a geometric design, which forms a crossing with the coping (top part of a wall) stone at the very top. The cornice with paired dentils (one of a series of small rectangular blocks forming a molding) has a superstructure of a brick- enclosed balustrade (a railing).

8. United States Post Office - 278 Main     Street
The large building on the south end of the block is properly known as the Federal Building. It serves Chadron as a post office, but also has a courtroom on the upper floor as well as office space.

The first talk of the building started as early as 1916 with congressman Moses P. Kinkaid working to place projects in his congressional district. Kinkaid was well known for his work with revised homestead laws that were very important to western Nebraska. The building was finally completed in 1918.

A good example of Georgian Revival, this building is symmetrical, its
foundation forming a clean pedestal from which spring two stories divided by horizontal molding and topped off with an open and closed balustrade. The windows are multi-paned sash, typical of Colonial Georgian, with straight arches
and keystoned headers. The doorway is flanked by pilasters (rectangular columns) and topped by a transom window. A decorative cartouche (scroll-like tablet with inscription) is centered over the door.