City Hall (Reading, Pennsylvania)


City Hall
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Reading City Hall, April 2011
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Location	8th & Washington Sts., Reading, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°20′16″N 75°55′18″W / 40.33778°N 75.92167°W / 40.33778; -75.92167Coordinates: 40°20′16″N 75°55′18″W / 40.33778°N 75.92167°W / 40.33778; -75.92167
Area	6.3 acres (2.5 ha)
Built	1904
Architect	Davis & Davis
Architectural style	Beaux Arts, Italianate
NRHP Reference #	82003760^[1]
Added to NRHP	April 13, 1982

City Hall, originally known as Boy's High School, is a historic city hall located at Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1904, as the high school for boys, and converted to use as a city hall in 1928. 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.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.^[1]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes City of Reading (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: City Hall" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-09-08.

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