{"nrhp_refnum":"71000563","name":"Kingston City Hall","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"408 Broadway","address_restricted":false,"city":"Kingston","county":"Ulster County","state":"NY","lat":41.92700874000005,"lon":-73.99613074400203,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1971-12-09","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Politics/Government","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Kingston City Hall is a three-story red brick municipal building with a mansard roof and central bell tower at 408 Broadway, Kingston, Ulster County, New York, constructed in 1872-1873 and designed by architect Arthur Crooks.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it a fine example of Victorian architecture and a prominent landmark at the community's center. It reflects the wealth and economic importance of Kingston during the canal and steamboat era, and it was built for the newly consolidated City of Kingston. It has long housed city government.","narrative":"Kingston City Hall, at 408 Broadway, is a three-story red brick municipal building topped by a mansard roof and a central bell tower. Built in 1872-1873 to a design by architect Arthur Crooks, it was erected just after the villages of Kingston and Rondout were consolidated into the City of Kingston, and it sits on the boundary line between them. The nomination presents the building as an expression of the area's economic growth during the canal and steamboat era, when Kingston became county seat, supplied cement and bluestone, and met three railroads. A fire in 1927 damaged the building. The tower and roof were modified and the interior rebuilt under associated architects Myron Teller, George Lowe and Gerard Betz, but most exterior features remain original. Interior features include a stair hall, terrazzo floors and a third-floor council chamber. The hall has served city government for almost a century and remains a visual landmark.","period_of_significance":"1872-1873","architect_builder":"Arthur Crooks (architect); after the 1927 fire, repairs directed by associated architects Myron Teller, George Lowe and Gerard Betz","architectural_style":"Victorian","criteria":[],"status_note":"Form lists the building as occupied, in public ownership, in government use, in fair condition and altered. A 1976 letter from a member of the public claims it was left to decay and might be demolished, but this is not verified.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:40.055417-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/71000563.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/71000563/bb21b178dc-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/71000563/bb21b178dc-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Daniel Case","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kingston,_NY,_city_hall.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Daniel Case</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kingston,_NY,_city_hall.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75322644","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingston_City_Hall_(New_York)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6413494"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/ulster-county/kingston-city-hall-71000563/"}