Austin City Hall was built soon after the prosperous silver mining community of Austin was incorporated as a city.

The two-story brick building includes original features such as a decorative wooden flagpole and barred vents for a former basement jail.

In 1904 the building was acquired by the Knights of Pythias fraternal organization. The Knights added an enclosed stair and a dressing room with grained closet doors.

The American Legion purchased the building in 1947.

When the building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003, it was a meeting space for the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

Source: Adapted from the NRHP nomination form.