Old City Hall (Lancaster, Pennsylvania)

Old City Hall

Old City Hall, August 2011
Location Penn Sq., Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°2′17″N 76°18′23″W / 40.03806°N 76.30639°W / 40.03806; -76.30639Coordinates: 40°2′17″N 76°18′23″W / 40.03806°N 76.30639°W / 40.03806; -76.30639
Area less than one acre
Built 1795-1797
Architectural style Federal
NRHP Reference # 72001129[1]
Added to NRHP June 30, 1972

Old City Hall, also known as County Court House and State House, is a historic city hall building located at Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It was built between 1795 and 1797, and is a 3 1/2-story, brick building with stone accents in the Federal style. The building was restored in 1924. It was built as a "public office house" and housed the Commonwealth offices when Lancaster was the capital from 1799 to 1812. It has also housed city and county offices, a Masonic lodge, a post office, and library.[2] It now houses the Lancaster visitor's center.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Pennsylvania Register of Historic Sites and Landmarks (April 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Old City Hall" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-25.


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