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This is another close-up photo from a different Beaumont Mood flush-mount light fixture that hung at the Denton Municipal Swimming Pool. It also has geometric patterns and bands of a glossy aqua, orange, medium blue, and elephant gray.
Bands of blue, orange, and cream can be seen on this pottery lamp. The photo was taken just after being cleaned by library staff.

This lamp originally hung on the interior wall of the Denton Municipal Pool. It was removed along with all the…

This photograph appeared in the April 1968 edition of the City of Denton employee newsletter. It updated City staff on the construction of the new Municipal Building.
This photograph was taken when Denton's City Hall was built and appeared in the employee city newsletter, The Spotlight. The shot is looking east where the City Manager's office would be.

Saltillo tiles shine inside City Hall in Denton, Texas. This is the entrance on the east side of the building. A salvaged O'Neil Ford door is on display.
Saltillo tiles run through the interior hallways of Denton City Hall. They were part of O'Neil Ford's design.

Welded wire and mixed wood sculpture by George Cadell, 1997. This piece lives in City Hall.
Welded wire and mixed wood sculpture by George Cadell, 1997. This piece lives in City Hall.

Craftsman Lynn Ford made these doors for Denton's new City Hall which opened in 1967.
This set of hand-carved doors is located at the entrance to the Denton City Council Chamber. They were made by Lynn Ford, brother of the architect, O'Neil Ford.

This view was taken facing north. Terraced steps lead down into a sunken courtyard. A large tree is surrounded by octagon-shaped base.
Various views of the brickwork in the courtyard of the City Hall.

This is another view of the Fountain Monolith in the courtyard of Denton City Hall.
Various photos of the Fountain Monolith in the Courtyard at Denton City Hall.

This photo was taken under the pergola at City Hall on the east side of the courtyard, facing west.<br />
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The building was designed by Texas architect O'Neil Ford.
The pergola, designed by architect, O'Neil Ford, runs along the north and west sides of the courtyard at Denton City Hall.

The concrete posts support rafters made of redwood and covered by a wooden lattice.

The latticed wood was replaced in…

This is a photo taken from the ground of the stick wall on the top of City Hall which acts as a screen for the flat roof.
This is a photo taken from the ground of the stick wall on the top of City Hall which acts as a screen for the flat roof.

Cast stone sculpture entitled "Ecce Homo" by artist Octavio Medellín.<br />
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The sculpture was purchased by the Denton Parks, Recreation, and Beautification Board from the Russell Tether Fine Art Gallery as public art in 2012 at a cost of $5,000.<br />
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It is a 45 3/4" tall cast stone sculpture and has a base of 10 1/2" x 11 7/8". The sculpture was completed in 1940.<br />
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Medellín was a former faculty member of UNT
Cast stone sculpture entitled "Ecce Homo" by artist Octavio Medellín.

The sculpture was purchased by the Denton Parks, Recreation, and Beautification Board from the Russell Tether Fine Art Gallery as public art in 2012 at a cost of $5,000.

It…

Three skylights illuminate the stairs into the City Council Chamber of City Hall in Denton, Texas.

Another one overlooks an alcove that overlooks the courtyard facing west.

Photo of the ten wall sconces along the inner courtyard of City Hall. The lights are all on because the sun was low in the sky.
These ten wall sconces align the inner courtyard on the west side of City Hall.
They were designed and made by Beaumont Mood for O'Neil Ford in the late 1960s.

In February of 2024, all of the sconces were removed for cleaning.
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