A nationwide contest was held to select the building style for this new municipal building. The architecture firm of McKim, Mead and White won the contest.
Schenectady's City Hall was
built during The Depression
& completed in 1933.
It was referred to as Mayor
Fagel's Folly because of
its cost - 1 million dollars.
City government is housed here and just the place to go for services. Eric and I applied for our and received marriage license here a few weeks before we married on August 26, 1978.
It was busy then, and it's busy now. I waited patiently to take pictures while people walked to department offices to conduct business.
The base of the ground floor
staircase.
Stars are common ornamental
focal points in government
buildings.
City Hall's ground floor
stairways are symmetrical.
Marble is used extensively throughout City Hall. The interior lines are graceful.
Two stairways meet at
the landing.
One set of stairs leads
to...
... a second set of symmetrical
stairways.
Looking up, visitors see
City Hall's rotunda.
Schenectady City Hall was added to the National Registry of Historic Places October 11, 1978. The building represents Schenectady's historic past and fits in well with the architecture of other buildings in the area.
This building is a beauty!
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