McMinnville City Hall

230 NE 2nd Street  |  Established Circa 1930

McMinnville City Hall occupies a site that once held the home of local shoe merchant Arnold
Dielschneider. Built prior to 1900 as a square vernacular structure, the Dielschneider house
stood on this location until the 1930s. At that time, L.A. Courtemanche relocated the house to
102 SE 1st Street so he could construct a new residence for himself, his wife Lucinda, and their
son Louis Courtemanche Jr.

L.A. Courtemanche operated many businesses in McMinnville, including distributorships for
Firestone Tires, International Harvester, and McCormick Farm Equipment; a G.E. Store; and a
hardware business on Third Street from 1915 until the late 1950s.In 1958, Louis Courtemanche
Jr. sold the beautiful home his father built to the First Baptist Church of McMinnville for use as
a parsonage. The home housed the church’s senior pastor, Reverend Harold B. Bjornson, his
wife Miriam, and their family until the City of McMinnville acquired the property around 1965.

This historic two-story building has served as McMinnville’s beloved City Hall since 1965. It
features white beveled horizontal wood siding and a heavy wooden-shingled gable roof. Its
varied windows include six-over-six double-hung sash, glass block sections, and bay windows
with metal hoods. Square pillars with sidelights support the prominent conical-roofed front
entrance. The structure also includes a double-car garage and well-maintained grounds with
brick walls and walkways. Huge sliding glass doors at the rear open onto an enclosed patio,
while a brick-enclosed side yard on the west side features an iron gate entry. In many ways,
City Hall and the neighboring Civic Hall form the heart of the McMinnville community.

For images of the the property, and further details, check out the link below:

Historic Resources Inventory Documentation