Old City Hall (Boston)
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Boston's Old City Hall was home to its city council from 1865 to 1969. It was one of the first buildings in the French Second Empire style to be built in the United States. After the building's completion, the Second Empire style was used extensively elsewhere in Boston and for many public buildings in the United States, including the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C., Providence City Hall in Providence, Baltimore City Hall in Baltimore, and Philadelphia City Hall in Philadelphia. The building's architects were Gridley James Fox Bryant and Arthur Gilman.
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Old City Hall | |
Location | 45 School Street Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
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Coordinates | 42°21′29.20″N 71°3′33.59″W |
Built | 1862–1865 |
Architect | G. J. F. Bryant, A. D. Gilman |
Architectural style | Second Empire |
NRHP reference No. | 70000687 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | December 30, 1970[1] |
Designated NHL | December 30, 1970[2] |
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