Architect Stanley Brown of Dallas designed this post-war modern building for the City of Stephenville in 1954 and
K.A. Sparks constructed it. According to a grand-opening invitation printed by the city, this building is constructed of
cement tile faced with brick and a front wall of stone. Asphalt tile floors were installed upon a cement slab except in the
lobby, which featured terrazzo tile, and the restrooms, which had ceramic tile floors. The roof was fireproof poured
gypsum over steel joists covered with a 20-year bonded tar and gravel finish. The total cost of the building was
$78,531. In 1962, Stephenville enlarged their city hall, which also accommodated the fire station and police
department. Stanley Brown designed the expansion and Williams and Young did the construction for the addition.
Brown designed the Stephenville City Hall with a horizontal composition and deep overhanging eaves. It is set back
from N. Belknap Ave., with a shallow parking lot in front. The façade, or east elevation, features a central solid stone
wall and an off-center entrance to the north. The double door is beneath a cantilevered canopy. The south end of the
façade has a row of metal casement windows along the roofline. A two-story wing in the rear of the building extends
over the façade with a narrow ribbon of windows facing east along its roofline. The south elevation along W. Green St.
has one simple pedestrian door. The west end of the south elevation is a large garage with two large vehicle bays that
accommodate fire trucks. There are no windows on the south elevation of the building. Today, this building is home to
Stephenville’s Police Department.