In 1928, it was decided to purchase 5 acres of land north of the Old Mission where a new building would be erected as a "perpetual memorial to the comrades who died in their country's service, and to those who offered their lives during the war."
The great depression affected funding and the project extended over seven years. The land was purchased in 1930 for $3,000 but it wasn't until February of 1936 that ground was finally broken on a new Veteran's Memorial Building. Contractor Hans CD Skytt was lowest bidder on the $37,500 project.
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