City Hall (Williamsport, Pennsylvania)

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U.S. Post Office
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(prior to 1921)
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Location245 West 4th Street,
Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 41°14′24″N77°0′23″W / 41.24000°N 77.00639°W / 41.24000; -77.00639
Built1888-1891
Architect William A. Freret
NRHP reference No. 72001135 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 16, 1972

Williamsport City Hall, formerly the United States Post Office, is a historic building located at 245 West 4th Street between Government Place and West Street in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. It was built between 1888 and 1891, and is a 2 1/2 to 3-story building, with a two-story addition and six-story tower. The exterior is faced with rough-faced gray limestone ashlar. It was designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect under the direction of William A. Freret. [2]

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The entrance to City Hall (2014)

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972 as a post office. [1]

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  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved November 17, 2011.Note: This includes Diana Steck Waite (September 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: U.S. Post Office" (PDF). Retrieved November 16, 2011.