Old City Hall (Boston)

Old City Hall
Old City Hall in Boston in 2016
Old City Hall (Boston) is located in Boston
Old City Hall (Boston)
Old City Hall (Boston) is located in Massachusetts
Old City Hall (Boston)
Location45 School Street
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Coordinates42°21′29.20″N 71°3′33.59″W / 42.3581111°N 71.0593306°W / 42.3581111; -71.0593306
Built1862–1865
ArchitectG. J. F. Bryant, A. D. Gilman
Architectural styleSecond Empire
NRHP reference No.70000687
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 30, 1970[1]
Designated NHLDecember 30, 1970[2]

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.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 15, 2006.
  2. ^ "Old City Hall (Boston)". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on 2012-10-08. Retrieved 2008-07-06.