City Hall (Cumberland, Maryland) Explained

City Hall
Location:N. Center St. between Frederick and Bedford Sts., Cumberland, Maryland
Coordinates:39.6528°N -78.7625°W
Architect:Holmboe & Lafferty[1]
Architecture:Neo-classical
Added:February 27, 1973
Refnum:73000882

Cumberland City Hall is a historic city hall in Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland, United States. It was built between 1911 and 1912 and replaced the Cumberland, Maryland City Hall & Academy of Music. It is a 7-by-7-bay, two-story, stone-faced, neo-classical structure. It features an irregular corner, into which the architect has recessed a curving bay; the upper window in this curving bay has been filled with glass block. A mural by artist Gertrude du Brau on the interior of the rotunda dome depicts the early history of the city, including representations of General Edward Braddock and of George Washington.[2]

The Cumberland City Hall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

External links

Notes and References

  1. American Architect 31 Aug. 1910: 10. Boston.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: City Hall. May 1971. 2016-01-01 . Mrs. Preston Parish . Maryland Historical Trust.