Old City Hall
MA
GovernmentOriginal Architect
Arthur D. Gilman
G. J. F. Bryant
Renovation Architect
Finegold Alexander + Associates Inc.
Commissioner
Architectural Heritage Foundation
Designations
National Register of Historic Places
National Historic Landmark
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Boston's Old City Hall was an active government building housing the City Council from 1862 to 1969, when the new City Hall was built. It was one of the first buildings in the United States to be constructed in the Second Empire style. The Boston Latin School was previously on this site, operating from 1704 to 1748.
Boston's Old City Hall was an active government building housing the City Council from 1862 to 1969, when the new City Hall was built. It was one of the first buildings in the United States to be constructed in the Second Empire style. The Boston Latin School was previously on this site, operating from 1704 to 1748.
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Nearby
| King's Chapel | 296 feet |
| Boston Five Cents Savings Bank | 469 feet |
| Old South Meeting House | 624 feet |
| City Hall Plaza, Sears Crescent | 681 feet |
| Ames Building | 846 feet |
| City Hall Plaza | 0.2 miles |
| Boston Downtown | 0.2 miles |
| Nancy, A Passage of Time | 0.3 miles |
| City Hall Plaza Community Arcade | 0.3 miles |
