Rhode Island’s imposing neoclassical capitol is sited prominently atop Smith Hill. The white marble structure, designed by McKim, Mead & White, was completed in 1901. Name: Rhode Island State House Location: 90 Smith Street Year Completed: 1901 Architect: McKim, Mead & White Style: Neoclassical Wikipedia: Rhode Island State House Google Map
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It took 33 years to build Providence City Hall: Three years of construction, 30 years fighting over where to put it! Name: Providence City Hall Location: 25 Dorrance Street Year Completed: 1878 Architect: Samuel J F Thayer Style: Second Empire Baroque Wikipedia: Providence City Hall Google Map
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Philadelphia City Hall is at the geographic center of Philadelphia, and until 1986 was the city’s tallest structure by “gentlemen’s agreement.” The structure is pure masonry – held up by granite and brick walls up to 22 feet thick! Name: PhiladelphiaCity Hall Location: 1400 John F Kennedy Boulevard / 1 Penn Square Year Completed: 1901
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Empire State Plaza, New York State’s vast gleaming white government office complex, was the vision of the late Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller. Some 1,200 buildings were razed to make way for the modernist office towers and brutalist Cultural Education Center. Name: Governor Nelson A Rockefeller Empire State Plaza Location: 100 South Mall Arterial Year Completed:
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Cincinnati City Hall, seat of the municipal government, was built in 1894 and designed by Samuel Hannaford & Sons in the Richardson Romanesque style. Name: Cincinnati City Hall Location: 801 Plum Street Year Completed: 1893 Architect: Samuel Hannaford Style: Richardsonian Romanesque Wikipedia: Cincinnati City Hall Google Map
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Buffalo City Hall is an Art Deco landmark at 65 Niagara Square, built in 1932 to plans by Dietel, Wade & Jones. Name: Buffalo City Hall Location: 65 Niagara Square Year Completed: 1931 Architect: George J Dietel Style: Art Deco Wikipedia: Buffalo City Hall Google Map
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Baltimore City Hall, a Renaissance Revival-style landmark, was completed in 1875 at 100 Holiday Street in the city’s Inner Harbor neighborhood. Name: Baltimore City Hall Location: 1oo Holiday Street Year Completed: 1875 Architect: George Aloysuis Frederick Style: Renaissance Revival Wikipedia: Baltimore City Hall Google Map
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Albany’s current City Hall stands on the 24 Eagle Street site of Albany’s second municipal capitol, which was destroyed by fire in 1830.
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