Fall River Government Center

Fall River Government Center
View from South Main Street
Completed1976
LocationOne Government Center
OwnerCity of Fall River
Architectural StyleBrutalist
ArchitectContinental Engineering (RI)
BuilderDimeo Construction (RI)
South facade

Fall River Government Center (also known as "city hall") is the location of the municipal government offices in the city of Fall River, Massachusetts, United States. Located at One Government Center, and constructed directly over Interstate 195, it was the first public building built over a Federal interstate highway.[1] It replaced the city's historic 19th century city hall which had been demolished in the early 1960s as part of the construction of Interstate 195, which cuts through the center of the city's downtown area. Delayed and plagued by problems during construction, the new city hall opened in 1976. In 2008, the building and site underwent a multimillion-dollar exterior renovation.