City Hall

The original city hall rounds out the sides of the square.  The one in place now is not the original – at the time it was built, they used local materials which didn’t include rocks or brick; instead, it was built of adobe.  Adobe had the advantage of being cheap and available, but it did not hold up well and began to deteriorate after a few decades until the original was eventually destroyed.  After that, it was re-built to look exactly the same but later urban renewal came along and needed to widen the street along one end of the building, so they cut off several of the arches to make room for that.

 
The building is important now as a museum, and it was primarily where the meetings regarding independence were held.  During school (which is out now), there are oodles of school kids going there for tours.