(City Building)
20 High Street, Hamilton
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The municipal building was dedicated on November 24, 1935. Several years earlier the construction of a new city hall had been conidered by the Hamilton city council. In 1934 the project received additonal momentum when the federal Public Works Administration (PWA) agreed to spend 1.3 million dollars to construct the building and a municipal water works. The cost of the building was approximately $500,000. |
| The architects for the building were F.G. Mueller, George
Baruman and R.E. Smith. Built in an art deco style, there are several
features of the building which link it to Hamilton's past. Sculptures
and carvings on the exterior of the building depict the seal of the city,
Alexander Hamilton, and the trades which Hamilton was known for, including
industrial workers, safe makers, paper makers, and moulders. The
more than twenty stone carvings were the work of Robert McCloskey, a nineteen
year old Hamilton man.
The municipal building was vacated in 2000 when their offices were moved to One Renaissance Center. The last city council meeting was held in the building on July 26, 2000. |
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Hamilton located in the Hamilton City Council Chamber |
The Municipal Building, located on the banks of the Great Miami River
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