City Hall (Reading, Pennsylvania) Explained

City Hall
Location:8th & Washington Sts., Reading, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:40.3378°N -75.9217°W
Built:1904
Architect:Davis & Davis
Architecture:Beaux Arts, Italianate
Added:April 13, 1982
Refnum:82003760

City Hall, originally known as Boy's High School, is a historic city hall located Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1904, as the high school for boys, and converted to use as a city hall in 1929. It is a three-story, with basement, granite and gray brick building in the Beaux Arts style. It features terra cotta decorative elements and measures 210 feet by 201 feet.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Searchable database. September 8, 2012. July 21, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070721014609/https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce/SelectWelcome.asp. dead. Note: This includes Web site: [{{NRHP-PA|H079016_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: City Hall]. 2012-09-08. City of Reading. PDF. n.d..