New York City Hall - 1920
The New York City Hall, view from Park Row. Photo by American Studio Co. about 1920. Source: Photographic views of New York City from the collections of the New York Public Library.
This historic City Hall building was constructed from 1803 to 1812 on the site of the old Poor House, demolished in 1897. The City Hall Park was back then "the Fields". The original copper roof of City Hall was replaced in 1853, but it was destroyed by fire in 1858. The domed clock tower was rebuilt in 1917 (enlargement below). The Nathan Hale monument (enlargement below), dedicated in 1893, is in its old location in front of the City Hall. Today the City Hall is a living museum, designated a national historic landmark in 1960.
Enlargements of the domed clock tower (left), rebuilt in 1917, and the Nathan Hale monument (right).
Wall Street, site of the Federal Hall.
The old domed clock tower before being rebuilt in 1917.
New York City Hall - 1920
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