{"nrhp_refnum":"71000530","name":"Binghamton City Hall","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Collier St. between Court and Academy Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Binghamton","county":"Broome County","state":"NY","lat":42.09801973100008,"lon":-75.91204956299998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1971-03-18","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Politics/Government","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Binghamton City Hall is a five-story masonry municipal building with a basement, located on Collier Street between Court and Academy Streets in Binghamton, Broome County, New York. It was built in 1897-98 and is owned by the City of Binghamton.","why_significant":"The nomination argues that the building's siting, scale and relationship to the County Court House and the yard, and to other significant buildings on Court and Exchange Streets, make it an integral part of Binghamton's urban fabric. It also serves as a counterpoint to the new government and commercial buildings emerging to the south. It was designed by Raymond Francis Almirall of Ingle and Almirall and has housed leading figures in local and state history.","narrative":"Binghamton City Hall is a five-story municipal building with a basement on Collier Street, between Court and Academy Streets. Built in 1897-98, it is rectangular in plan and has a poured concrete foundation, masonry walls of brick and native sandstone, and structural steel floor framing. A slate mansard roof, a cupola with ornate metal railings and copper trim, and dormers with carved stone faces give it a distinctive profile. Raymond Francis Almirall of the New York firm Ingle and Almirall designed it; he also designed many public and religious buildings in New York and New Jersey. The building was recognized for its place in the city's layout, since it relates closely to the County Court House and its yard and to neighboring buildings on Court and Exchange Streets. Surrounded by downtown renewal and new construction, it provides a visual link between Binghamton's past and present. It remains in government use and in excellent, largely unaltered condition.","period_of_significance":"1897-98 (19th Century)","architect_builder":"Raymond Francis Almirall of Ingle and Almirall, New York City","architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed in excellent condition, unaltered and on its original site; occupied and in government use. The center front doors have been replaced with modern aluminum and glass doors.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:39.301885-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/71000530.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/71000530/25a0ae757c-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/71000530/25a0ae757c-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 2.0","author":"Doug Kerr from Upstate New York","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Binghamton_City_Hall_Dec_08.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Doug Kerr from Upstate New York</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 2.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Binghamton_City_Hall_Dec_08.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75316543","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binghamton_City_Hall","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4914240"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/broome-county/binghamton-city-hall-71000530/"}