Architectural Characteristics Of City Hall
This mansard building has as it's focal point a central clock tower rising
above it's two and one-half story mass. it's decorative effect comes from it's
stonework and the symmetric disposition of masses. The building is basically a
compact rectangular mass broken by slightly projecting pavilions with their own
mansard roofs. The main facade, with it's has two side pavilions, and a dominant
central pavilion terminated by a clock tower, is noticeably more elaborate than
the side facades and much more than the rear facade. The three visible facades
on the first floor have inset windows with segmental arches with quoins and on
the second floor the windows have round arches with dripstone moldings. The second
story of the main facade features paired windows separated by Doric columns on
pedestals. The projecting entrance bay on the second floor is emphasized by two
small corner columns, one above the other, and the first floor is highlighted
by an ornately decorated entrance. The modern glass doors of the entrance are
in an arched opening flanked by paired pedestals with columns. These columns have
shield like capitals and the heavy cornice above the doorway. The clock tower rising from the central pavilion's convex mansard roof has a dormer, a belfry with round arched openings, and clocks in its mansard roof, which is terminated by cresting and a lightning rod. The building's Mansard roof is covered with multicolored slate shingles, oriented in a horizontal striped pattern.