| Citizens Hall | |
| Nrhp Type2: | cp |
| Nocat: | yes |
| Partof: | Old Curtisville Historic District |
| Partof Refnum: | 76000250 |
| Location: | 13 Willard Hill Rd., Interlaken, Massachusetts |
| Coordinates: | 42.3161°N -73.3311°W |
| Area: | 2acres |
| Architect: | Charles T. Rathbun |
| Architecture: | Second Empire, Italianate |
| Added: | June 19, 1972 |
| Designated Nrhp Type2: | October 29, 1976 |
| Refnum: | 72000126 |
Citizens Hall is a historic municipal building at 13 Willard Hill Road in Interlaken, a village of Stockbridge, Massachusetts. Built in 1870 as a schoolhouse and community meeting center, it is a well-preserved local example of Second Empire architecture. The hall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972, and included as a contributing property in the Old Curtisville Historic District in 1976. It now houses Berkshire Art Center (IS183, INC).[1]
Citizens Hall is located in the village of Interlaken, on the west side of Willard Hill Road south of its junctions with Interlaken Cross Road and Interlaken Road. It is a two-story wood frame building, with a mansard roof and flushboarded exterior with corner quoining. The roof cornice is adorned with delicately carved wooden brackets. The central portion of the main facade projects, with a three-story tower projecting slightly further forward. The main entrance is located in the base of the tower, which is also topped by a mansard-style roof with an iron railing at the top. Above the entrance is a three-part Palladian style window, each section having a rounded top. Ground floor windows are framed by bracketed cornices and sills.[2]
In 1866 the town of Stockbridge abolished its district school system, opting instead for a scheme in which graded schools were located in each of the town's villages. This The hall was built in 1870 as a school and community center serving what was then a mill village then known as Curtisville, and is now called Interlaken. It was designed by Pittsfield architect Charles T. Rathbun.[2] In 1991 it was adapted for use by the Interlaken School of Art, later named Berkshire Art Center in June 2022.