MARSHALL — The outdoor space next to Marshall’s City Hall now has a name.

Three recommended options were submitted to the city council Tuesday out of a total of 80 different public submissions.

The council’s choice: Terrace 1872.

Council members said the name both described what the city has planned for the outdoor space and connected to city history — a reference to Marshall’s founding in 1872.

“I like it. It’s a nice call out to when the city started,” said council member James Lozinski.

The other two name submissions council members discussed were City Square and The Lobby. All three of the suggestions were “very thoughtful,” said council member John DeCramer.

After the former Marshall Hotel building next to City Hall was demolished, the city began discussing what to do with the empty lot. The plan was to build a plaza or gathering space.

In March, the city asked local residents for suggestions to name the space.

“There were submittals to the city and city staff met and narrowed it down to the three names you see,” said Marshall City Administrator Sharon Hanson.

Hanson explained each of the three finalist names. “City Square” was pretty straightforward.

“Obviously, it’s in our city,” she said.

The suggestion for “The Lobby” referred back to the historic hotel building, which had a large lobby area for gathering, Hanson said.

The third suggestion, Terrace 1872, both described an outdoor paved area and referenced Marshall’s 150th anniversary.

“I like all three of them. We had a hard time narrowing it down to three,” said Marshall Parks Superintendent Preston Stensrud.

After talking over the options, council members voted in favor of naming the space Terrace 1872.

Plans for the terrace currently include a paved gathering area with seating and a shade structure, plant beds and a central sculpture. A few new parking spaces would be built at the very back of the space, off of the alley.

Hanson said the city had budgeted $120,000 out of reserves to finish the terrace. However, she said, rising costs for items like patio furniture could affect the project.

“It’s going to be really tough to get it at $120,000,” Hanson said. “We’d be willing to take donations, or if businesses want to contribute, that would be great too.”