Schenectady City Hall and Post Office | |
 East elevation, 2008 | |
| Location | Schenectady, NY |
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| Coordinates | 42°48′50″N 73°56′21″W / 42.81389°N 73.93917°W |
| Area | 2.3 acres (0.93 ha) |
| Built | 1931 |
| Architect | McKim, Mead and White; Taylor, James Knox |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival, Other, Neo-Colonial;Neo-Adamesque |
| NRHP reference No. | 78001908[1] |
Schenectady City Hall is the seat of government of the city of Schenectady, New York, United States. Designed by McKim, Mead, and White, the building was constructed between 1931 and 1933.[2] It is located on the block between Clinton, Franklin, Jay and Liberty streets. It is built in a revival of the Federal Style, the dominant style of American architecture from 1780 to 1830.[2] Its most prominent features include the square clock tower, with its gold-leaf dome and weathervane, and the Ionic neoclassical portico.
The classically inspired architecture echoes the arched windows on the nearby post office, built two decades earlier.[3] Both were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978; the post office was later listed separately as part of a statewide submission of post offices.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b "Schenectady Attractions". Retrieved 5-26-09.
- ^ Manley, Doris. "National Register of Historic Places nomination, Schenectady City Hall and Post Office". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved September 9, 2009.