City Hall (Reading, Pennsylvania)

City Hall
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Reading City Hall, April 2011
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Location	8th & Washington Sts., Reading, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°20′16″N75°55′18″W / 40.33778°N 75.92167°W / 40.33778; -75.92167
Area	6.3 acres (2.5 ha)
Built	1904
Architect	Davis & Davis
Architectural style	Beaux Arts, Italianate
NRHP reference No.	82003760 [1]
Added to NRHP	April 13, 1982

City Hall, originally known as Boy's High School, is a historic city hall located Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1904, as the high school for boys, and converted to use as a city hall in 1929. It is a three-story, with basement, granite and gray brick building in the Beaux Arts style. It features terra cotta decorative elements and measures 210 feet by 201 feet. ^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. ^[1]

References

1. "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 September 8, 2012.Note: This includes City of Reading (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: City Hall" (PDF). Retrieved September 8, 2012.