A National Historic Landmark? Brief Intro of New York City Hall

New York City Hall is the oldest city hall in the United States. It is located in the center of the city hall park in the civic center section. The city hall houses the government offices like office of Mayor of the New York City and the chamber of the New York City Council. The hall was founded in the year 1811.

The city hall houses a post office, a prison, a museum and a city hall when it was established. The hall was designed with to distinct architectures. The interior of the city hall is designed with American Georgian architecture while the exterior of the hall is designed with the architecture of French Renaissance.

The city hall is listed in the New York and National Registers of Historic places and it is the designated city landmark. The city hall is one of the most treasured buildings in the Manhattan. Manhattan Municipal building, Federal Hall, Park row building and the Trinity church are the major attractions near the New York City Hall.

New York City Hall on Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_Hall

Architecture of City Hall

http://www.aviewoncities.com/nyc/cityhall.htm

City Hall Park

http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/cityhallpark

The city hall park is one of the recreation places in the city. City Hall Park is located in the Downtown Manhattan. The bike path of the city hall park leads to a scenic view of some of the city's iconic public architecture.

The park houses many historic monuments. The city hall library is the complete resource of several historic collections of records and magazines. The collection in the library has approximately 250,000 items overall.

City Hall Library

http://www.nyc.gov/html/records/html/about/chlibrary.shtml