City Hall (Chicopee, Massachusetts)
City Hall | |
Location | Chicopee, Massachusetts |
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Coordinates | 42°8′55″N 72°36′52″W / 42.14861°N 72.61444°W |
Built | 1871 |
Architect | Charles Edward Parker |
Architectural style | Romanesque |
NRHP reference No. | 74002052 [1] |
Added to NRHP | July 30, 1974 |
City Hall is a historic
History and architecture
Chicopee purchased land from the
By far the most prominent feature of the building is its 147-foot (45 m) tower, similar to its Florentine inspiration. It is topped by a golden eagle statue weighing 54 pounds (24 kg) and having a 7-foot (2.1 m) wingspan. The tower houses a bell, which was historically used on public occasions and to announce fire alarms. A clock mechanism was added in 1888, with faces on three of the tower's four sides.[2]
The civic building is unusual for having a rose window, usually associated with churches and finished in stained glass.
The building continues to be used for city offices. The police station was originally located in the basement, but was moved in 1929 to a newly constructed annex before later being moved to the Chicopee Falls section of the city where it presently shares its own complex with the Chicopee Fire Department.[2] The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]
As of 2020 the City Hall is undergoing a major external renovation project.
See also
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ a b c "MACRIS inventory record for Chicopee City Hall". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2013-12-09.
External links
- City Hall history by the City of Chicopee