1972
September 7, 1972- Neenah Common Council Health and Welfare Committee decides to raze city hall.
September 20, 1972- Douglas Haufe helps initiate a group of citizens to save city hall leading to the first meeting on the subject of preserving city hall. This group transforms into the “Save the Clocktower Committee.”
Co-chairmen: Ann Martin and Dr. Delano E. Zimmerman
Secretary: Helen Cogger
Co-finance: Ted Perry and John Westgor
Consultant and Publicity: Peter Geniesse
September 20, 1972- Douglas Haufe helps initiate a group of citizens to save city hall leading to the first meeting on the subject of preserving city hall. This group transforms into the “Save the Clocktower Committee.”
Co-chairmen: Ann Martin and Dr. Delano E. Zimmerman
Secretary: Helen Cogger
Co-finance: Ted Perry and John Westgor
Consultant and Publicity: Peter Geniesse
1973
June 4, 1973- The Wisconsin Historical Society surveys the city hall for consideration of federal protection and funding.
1974
November 6, 1974- Soil tests are taken around city hall by Soil Testing Services of Wisconsin to determine whether the clocktower will be able to stand on its own as a historical marker. Twelve days later, the soil tests come back positive, the soil is satisfactory to support the tower.
Information: This information was taken from The Tower Book. Created by Helen Cogger, the "Save the Clocktower Committee" secretary, and presented to the Neenah Public Library in April 1980, this scrapbook contains pictures and newspaper clippings relevant to the clock tower.