City Hall - Chicopee, MA
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N 42° 08.914 W 072° 36.406
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The Romanesque Revival style Chicopee City Hall is located at Market Square at 274 Front Street in Chicopee, MA.
Waymark Code: WM168F9
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 06/01/2022
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Chicopee City Hall is built on land purchased from the Ames Manufacturing Company in 1869. It was designed in the Romanesqir Revival style by architect was Charles Edward Parker of Boston. The design was influenced by Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, Italy.
Construction began on the two story brick building in early 1871. Bricks were made and furnished by Charles McClallan, metal railings, hinges, fittings and the eagle weather vane used on the building were all cast at the Ames Manufacturing Co. It was dedicated on December 21, 1871.
The outstanding features of the Chicopee City Hall is its large rose window on the north gable end and the 147 foot tower, similar to Florence's Palazzo Vecchio. The tower is topped with a gold eagle spreading its wings 7 feet from tip to tip and weighing 54 pounds. The tower contains a bell and a working three-faced clock.
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