Municipal Building (Oneonta, New York)

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Municipal Building (Oneonta, New York)
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Location238-242 Main St., Oneonta, New York
Coordinates 42°27′16″N75°3′41″W / 42.45444°N 75.06139°W / 42.45444; -75.06139
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built1906
Architect Linn Kinne
Architectural styleBeaux Arts
NRHP reference No. 82001233 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 29, 1982

Municipal Building, also known as Old City Hall, is a historic city hall building located at Oneonta in Otsego County, New York, United States. It is three story masonry building with an ornate facade of painted brick and terra cotta, built in 1906 in the Beaux-Arts style. A central tetrastyle pavilion in the Ionic order dominates the upper floors. In 1978 a neocolonial clock tower was erected on the roof. It housed the municipal government until 1980, when they moved to the Old Post Office building. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [1] It is located within the Oneonta Downtown Historic District established in 2003. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2015-07-01. Retrieved 2016-03-01.Note: This includes Lucy A. Breyer (June 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Municipal Building" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-03-01. and Accompanying five photographs
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