OLD CITY HALL
MONROE, NORTH CAROLINA
During parade for Marshall Foch in 1921
Sheriff until a new jail was built in 1892. The building housed city government from 1893-1974.
It is the oldest building still standing in Monroe and was placed on the
National Register of Historic Places in 1971. It currently houses offices.
On December 9, 1921, Marshall Foch, Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Forces in
World War I, visited Monroe. This was the only stop in N.C. while on his American Tour.
There was a parade, speeches at the Courthouse and a dinner in his honor.