City Hall (Reading, Pennsylvania) facts for kids
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City Hall
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Reading City Hall, April 2011
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| Location | 8th & Washington Sts., Reading, Pennsylvania |
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| Area | 6.3 acres (2.5 ha) |
| Built | 1904 |
| Architect | Davis & Davis |
| Architectural style | Beaux Arts, Italianate |
| NRHP reference No. | 82003760 |
| 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.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
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