Petersburg City Hall

Petersburg City Hall

Petersburg City Hall, HABS Photo, Summer 1981
Location 129-141 N. Union St., Petersburg, Virginia
Coordinates 37°13′47″N 77°24′19″W / 37.22972°N 77.40528°W / 37.22972; -77.40528Coordinates: 37°13′47″N 77°24′19″W / 37.22972°N 77.40528°W / 37.22972; -77.40528
Area less than one acre
Built 1856 (1856)-1859, 1908-1910
Architect Young, Ammi B.
Architectural style Renaissance, Italian Renaissance Revival
NRHP Reference # 78003185[1]
VLR # 123-0035
Significant dates
Added to NRHP November 16, 1978
Designated VLR April 18, 1978[2]

Petersburg City Hall is a historic city hall building located at Petersburg, Virginia. It was designed by architect Ammi B. Young and built between 1856 and 1859, as the U.S. Customs House and Post Office. It is a three-story, three bay by eight bay, Italian Renaissance Revival style brick building faced in granite. It measures 46 feet wide and 100 feet deep and was expanded to its present size in 1908-1910. During the American Civil War the building served as the headquarters of the Confederate Army. The Post Office moved to a new building in 1936, and the building became the City Hall in 1938.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1] It is located in the Petersburg Courthouse Historic District.

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. ↑ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (March 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Petersburg City Hall" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo

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