City Hall (Reading, Pennsylvania)

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City Hall
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Reading City Hall, April 2011
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Location8th & Washington Sts., Reading, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°20′16″N75°55′18″W / 40.33778°N 75.92167°W / 40.33778; -75.92167 Coordinates: 40°20′16″N75°55′18″W / 40.33778°N 75.92167°W / 40.33778; -75.92167
Area6.3 acres (2.5 ha)
Built1904
ArchitectDavis & Davis
Architectural styleBeaux Arts, Italianate
NRHP reference No. 82003760 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 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]

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References

  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" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System.Note: This includes City of Reading (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: City Hall" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-09-08.