Norwich Town Hall - Norwich, CT - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

Norwich City Hall is an unaltered example of the Second Empire style of municipal government architecture. The building has been the seat of Norwich's government since its erection, which occurred between 1870-1873.
The City Hall architectual firm was Evan Burdick and the contractor was John W Murphy. A new wing was added around 1909, designed by Charles H Preston.

Norwich City Hall is a monumental red brick Second Empire building located in a prominent position on Jail Hill dominating Norwich's downtown core.

The building stands at the junction of Broadway and Union streets facing Union Square. It is 110 feet deep and 108 feet wide. It has 3 stores with a french roof. The basement story is cut granite, the other stores are galvaized iron and the roof is covered with tin. The tower contains a clcok with illuminated dials, which are lighted up by night and a 3,000# bell, is used by the clock and also acts as a fire alarm bell. The cost of the building in 1875 dollars was $350,000

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Street address: Union St. and Broadway Norwih, CT County / Borough / Parish: New London Year listed: 1983 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1850-1874 Historic function: Government Current function: Government Privately owned?: no Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 1: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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