City Hall (Reading, Pennsylvania)
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City Hall | |
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Reading City Hall, April 2011 | |
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| Location | 8th & Washington Sts., Reading, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°20′16″N 75°55′18″W / 40.33778°N 75.92167°WCoordinates: 40°20′16″N 75°55′18″W / 40.33778°N 75.92167°W |
| Area | 6.3 acres (2.5 ha) |
| Built | 1904 |
| Architect | Davis & Davis |
| Architectural style | Beaux Arts, Italianate |
| Governing body | Local |
| NRHP Reference # | 82003760[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 13, 1982 |
City Hall, originally known as Boy's High School, is a historic city hall located at Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1904, as the high school for boys, and converted to use as a city hall in 1928. It is a three-story, with basement, granite and gray brick building in the Beaux Arts style. It features terra cotta decorative elements and measures 210 feet by 201 feet.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
- ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes City of Reading (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: City Hall" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-09-08.
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