Syracuse City Hall
Encyclopedia
The Syracuse City Hall is the city hall
of Syracuse, New York
. Unusually for civic buildings in the United States
, it was constructed from 1889 to 1893 in the Romanesque Revival
architectural style
. The bid accepted for the construction was for $238,750.00 from Hughes Brothers of Syracuse.
City hall
In local government, a city hall, town hall or a municipal building or civic centre, is the chief administrative building of a city...
of Syracuse, New York
Syracuse, New York
Syracuse is a city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, United States, the largest U.S. city with the name "Syracuse", and the fifth most populous city in the state. At the 2010 census, the city population was 145,170, and its metropolitan area had a population of 742,603...
. Unusually for civic buildings in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, it was constructed from 1889 to 1893 in the Romanesque Revival
Romanesque Revival architecture
Romanesque Revival is a style of building employed beginning in the mid 19th century inspired by the 11th and 12th century Romanesque architecture...
architectural style
Architectural style
Architectural styles classify architecture in terms of the use of form, techniques, materials, time period, region and other stylistic influences. It overlaps with, and emerges from the study of the evolution and history of architecture...
. The bid accepted for the construction was for $238,750.00 from Hughes Brothers of Syracuse.
External links
- http://blog.syracuse.com/strangecny/2008/02/charlie_the_ghost_haunts_histo.html