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Municipal Building Dedication

  • Writer: The Village of North Bend
    The Village of North Bend
  • Dec 26, 2025
  • 1 min read

August 22, 2004 marked the 50th Anniversary of the dedication of the North Bend Municipal Building. See photos of the construction and dedication ceremony below.


Thanks to Fred Devoll, former North Bend resident and Taylor H.S. grad, now living in Atascadero, California for these and other pictures.


Click on the thumbnail for a larger picture.


February 7, 1954. Mayor Curtis Smith, Joe Spraul Jr., Willard Hayes, William Franz Jr.
February 7, 1954. Mayor Curtis Smith, Joe Spraul Jr., Willard Hayes, William Franz Jr.
February 7, 1954
February 7, 1954

Dedication Ceremony, August 22, 1954.
Dedication Ceremony, August 22, 1954.
Police officers at the dedication. According to the photographer, they are not North Bend police officers.
Police officers at the dedication. According to the photographer, they are not North Bend police officers.
Ohio Governor Frank Lausche and North Bend Mayor Curtis Smith.
Ohio Governor Frank Lausche and North Bend Mayor Curtis Smith.
Mrs. Fischer and Coro Walters.
Mrs. Fischer and Coro Walters.
Gov. Lausche and Color Guard.
Gov. Lausche and Color Guard.
Mr. Fischer, Gov. Frank Lausche, and sitting, W.W. Taylor. Taylor High School is named after Mr. Taylor.
Mr. Fischer, Gov. Frank Lausche, and sitting, W.W. Taylor. Taylor High School is named after Mr. Taylor.
Fred Devoll
Fred Devoll



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