Taunton City Hall - Church Green - Taunton, MA
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NorStar
N 41° 54.075 W 071° 05.361
19T E 326693 N 4640923
Taunton City Hall faces the Church Green and is an interesting Renaissance-style structure that is currently closed.
Waymark Code: WMEBJ2
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 05/02/2012
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In Taunton, south east of the center of the city, is the Church Green Historic District. Included in this district is the Taunton City Hall, which is on the west side of Church Green and faces it on the other side of Summer Street.
The city hall is near the intersection of Summer Street and U.S. Route 44 and is by a statue of Robert Treat Paine, signer of the Declaration of Independence.
The city hall was built in 1848. The second story was built in 1853. The original design of the building was done by Earl E. Ryder. From 1854 to 1885, the second floor was used by the Taunton High School. In 1896, the original castle-like facade was replaced with the present-day Renaissance Style facade. This was designed by architect J. Merrill Brown.
On August 10, 2010 a four alarm fire burned in the city hall, causing $500,000 in damage. Later, it was determined to be arson. The incident is still under investigation.
The City Hall is listed as a component of the Church Green Historic District in several places, including Wikipedia (Church Green) and the Reconnaissance Report for Taunton. I wish I could find a copy of the application for the district.
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