Old Town Hall (Stamford, Connecticut)
Old Town Hall | |
Location | Junction of Atlantic, Bank, and Main Streets, Stamford, Connecticut |
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Coordinates | 41°3′11″N 73°32′26″W / 41.05306°N 73.54056°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1905 |
Architect | Mellon & Josselyn |
Architectural style | Beaux Arts |
NRHP reference No. | 72001304[1] |
Added to NRHP | June 2, 1972 |
The Old Town Hall is located in the
Description
The Old Town Hall has five levels across three stories.[3] Designed in the Beaux-Arts style, it is known for its architecture grandeur.[4][3][5] It has a limestone facade[5] with a clock tower.[6] Notable interior design elements include oak trim, terrazzo flooring, decorative plasterwork, dual staircases with iron railwork, and murals in some rooms.[3][5]
The building is located at the intersection of Atlantic, Bank and Main streets.[3] It sits close to the Stamford Town Center shopping mall,[5] as well as Veterans Memorial Park.[7]
History
An earlier Stamford Town Hall had been constructed in 1871 and destroyed in a fire in 1904.[8] To replace it, the City of Stamford (which then had about 19,000 inhabitants) commissioned a new town hall, designed by architects Edgar Josselyn and Nathan Mellen.[8] Designed in 1905,[2] the building opened in 1906.[3]
In the
In 2001, the city began a renovation project, partly funded by state grants.
In 2012, after the renovation, the Stamford Innovation Center opened in the building.
See also
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b "NRHP nomination for Old Town Hall". National Park Service. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Carella, Angela (November 5, 2015). "Stamford taking back Old Town Hall". Stanford Advocate.
- ^ a b c d e Jack Cavanaugh, Stamford's Old Town Hall May Have a Future in Art, New York Times (January 22, 1989).
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Christine Negroni, Generating High-Tech Ideas Ensconced in Historic Stamford, New York Times (February 22, 2012).
- ^ a b c Jack Cavanaugh, Stamford's Old Town Hall Faces Developers, New York Times (March 1, 1998).
- ^ a b Brianna Gurciullo, Stamford opens 'long overdue' veterans resource center, Stamford Advocate (February 16, 2023).
- ^ a b c Estelle Feinstein and Renee Kahn, A Brief History of the Town Halls of Stamford, CT on the occasion of the dedication of the Stamford Government Center (1987).