Petersburg City Hall
Petersburg City Hall | |
Petersburg City Hall, HABS Photo, Summer 1981 | |
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Location | 129-141 N. Union St., Petersburg, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 37°13′47″N 77°24′19″W / 37.22972°N 77.40528°WCoordinates: 37°13′47″N 77°24′19″W / 37.22972°N 77.40528°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1856 | -1859, 1908-1910
Architect | Young, Ammi B. |
Architectural style | Renaissance, Italian Renaissance Revival |
NRHP Reference # | 78003185[1] |
VLR # | 123-0035 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | November 16, 1978 |
Designated VLR | April 18, 1978[2] |
Petersburg City Hall is a historic city hall building located at Petersburg, Virginia. It was designed by architect Ammi B. Young and built between 1856 and 1859, as the U.S. Customs House and Post Office. It is a three-story, three bay by eight bay, Italian Renaissance Revival style brick building faced in granite. It measures 46 feet wide and 100 feet deep and was expanded to its present size in 1908-1910. During the American Civil War the building served as the headquarters of the Confederate Army. The Post Office moved to a new building in 1936, and the building became the City Hall in 1938.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1] It is located in the Petersburg Courthouse Historic District.
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ↑ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (March 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Petersburg City Hall" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
External links
Media related to Petersburg City Hall at Wikimedia Commons
- Old U.S. Customs House & Post Office, 129-141 North Union Street, Petersburg, Petersburg, VA: 14 photos, 19 data pages, and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Buildings Survey