Old City Hall (Lancaster, Pennsylvania)

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Old City Hall
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Old City Hall, August 2011
Old City Hall (Lancaster, Pennsylvania) is located in Pennsylvania
Old City Hall (Lancaster, Pennsylvania)
Location Penn Sq., Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Coordinates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Area less than one acre
Built 1795-1797
Architectural style Federal
NRHP Reference # 72001129[1]
Added to NRHP June 30, 1972

Old City Hall, also known as County Court House and State House, is a historic city hall building located at Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It was built between 1795 and 1797, and is a 3 1/2-story, brick building with stone accents in the Federal style. The building was restored in 1924. It was built as a "public office house" and housed the Commonwealth offices when Lancaster was the capital from 1799 to 1812. It has also housed city and county offices, a Masonic lodge, a post office, and library.[2] It now houses the Lancaster visitor's center.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]

References

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