Walpole Town Hall
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Location | Walpole, Massachusetts |
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Coordinates | 42°8′45″N 71°15′12″W / 42.14583°N 71.25333°WCoordinates: 42°8′45″N 71°15′12″W / 42.14583°N 71.25333°W |
Built | 1881 |
Architect | Beal, J. Williams; Coburn, J.W. |
Architectural style | Late Victorian |
NRHP reference No. | 81000619 [1] |
Added to NRHP | October 8, 1981 |
Walpole Town Hall is a historic town hall building at 972 Main Street in Walpole, Massachusetts, USA. The two-story brick building was designed by J. Williams Beal and completed in 1881. The building exhibits Classical Revival with Romanesque elements. Its most prominent feature is its 70-foot (21 m) square clock tower, topped by a pyramidal roof. The entrance is recessed at the base of the tower, under a large round-arch opening trimmed in brownstone.[2]
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.[1]
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References[]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "MACRIS inventory record for Walpole Town Hall". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
Categories:
- City and town halls on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts
- Government buildings completed in 1881
- Buildings and structures in Norfolk County, Massachusetts
- Town halls in Massachusetts
- Clock towers in Massachusetts
- Walpole, Massachusetts
- National Register of Historic Places in Norfolk County, Massachusetts
- 1881 establishments in Massachusetts
- Norfolk County, Massachusetts Registered Historic Place stubs