Paterson City Hall

Paterson City Hall is located at 155 Market Street in Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey. The building is located on a block in Downtown Paterson bordered by Market Street on the north, Colt Street to the east, Ellison Street to the south, and Washington Street to the west.

Paterson City Hall
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
New Jersey Register of Historic Places
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Location	155 Market Street, Paterson, New Jersey
Coordinates	40°55′0″N 74°10′19″W
Area	0.6 acres (0.24 ha)
Built	1896
Architect	Carrere & Hastings; Vandehoff, Peter, & Son
Architectural style	Beaux Arts
NRHP reference No.	95000232[1]
NJRHP No.	2369[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	March 10, 1995
Designated NJRHP	January 30 1995

History

In front of City hall, the statue of Garret Hobart, 24th Vice President of the US, and famous son of Paterson

The building was built in 1896 to commemorate the city's centennial.^[3] The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 10, 1995 for its significance in architecture, politics/government, and community planning and development.^[4] It was designed by the New York firm Carrere and Hastings in 1894, and is modeled after the Hôtel de Ville (city hall) in Lyon, France, capital of the silk industry in Europe. There are three statues of Paterson political figures outside of the Market Street side of building. One, which is adjacent to the corner of Market Street and Washington Street, honors businessman and philanthropist Nathan Barnert, who was elected twice as mayor. Another, which is adjacent to the corner of Market Street and Colt Street, honors physician Andrew McBride, who was elected a total of three times to the office of mayor. The third, centered in between the two and in front of the entrance to the building, honors former Vice President of the United States Garret Hobart, who took residence in Paterson following his graduation from Rutgers College and became one of its most powerful political leaders before his election as William McKinley's first Vice President.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Passaic County, New Jersey
• Mayors of Paterson, New Jersey

References

1. "National Register Information System – (#95000232)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Passaic County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. September 28, 2021. p. 6.
3. City of Paterson Downtown Commercial Historic District Design Guidelines (PDF) (Report). City of Paterson Historic Preservation Commission. n.d. p. 1. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
4. Blesso, Francis J. (September 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Paterson City Hall". National Park Service. With accompanying 14 photos

External links

• Media related to Paterson City Hall at Wikimedia Commons