Winchester Town Hall (Massachusetts)

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Winchester Town Hall
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Location Winchester, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°27′9″N71°8′6″W / 42.45250°N 71.13500°W / 42.45250; -71.13500 Coordinates: 42°27′9″N71°8′6″W / 42.45250°N 71.13500°W / 42.45250; -71.13500
Built1887
ArchitectRand & Taylor
Architectural styleQueen Anne, Romanesque
Part of Winchester Center Historic District (ID86002943)
NRHP reference No. 83000837 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 31, 1983
Designated CPNovember 21, 1986

Winchester Town Hall is a historic town hall at 71 Mount Vernon Street in Winchester, Massachusetts. The 2+12-story brick building was built in 1887 to a design by Rand and Taylor. It was funded in part by a bequest from William Parsons Winchester, for whom the town is named. Stylistically the building has Queen Anne and Romanesque Revival styling. Its most prominent feature is the clock tower, a four-plus story square tower topped by a pointed roof with gables. [2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983, [1] and included in the Winchester Center Historic District in 1986. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. 1 2 "MACRIS inventory record for Winchester Town Hall". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-03-15.