{"nrhp_refnum":"73001170","name":"City Hall","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"City Hall Pl.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Plattsburgh","county":"Clinton County","state":"NY","lat":44.69920741800007,"lon":-73.45216739599994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1973-12-12","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Plattsburgh City Hall is a two-story limestone municipal building with a high basement and a copper-clad dome, located on City Hall Place in Plattsburgh, Clinton County, New York. It was constructed in 1917 and designed by John Russell Pope.","why_significant":"The nomination presents it as a fine example of the classical tradition as interpreted by early 20th century architect John Russell Pope. Hiring a nationally known architect expressed civic pride in a city newly aware of its importance. Construction was made possible by a $200,000 bequest from local philanthropist L. L. Smith.","narrative":"Plattsburgh City Hall is a limestone municipal building completed in 1917 on City Hall Place. It has a central block capped by a copper-clad dome, flat-roofed flanking wings, and a front portico with six Doric columns and a pediment holding a medallion. Stone bands form a projecting watertable and cornice, wide pilasters rise to a frieze decorated with wreaths, and a broad granite stairway leads to the entrance. Inside, sculptured plaster ornament complements the frieze. Its significance rests on its design by John Russell Pope, a nationally known architect whose classical work expressed order, solidarity and strength suited to government buildings. Local philanthropist L. L. Smith bequeathed $200,000 in 1909 for a city hall, on condition that the city buy the site. Voters approved $50,000 in 1915 for the land, which required demolishing the city's first Catholic church, a limestone building from 1836. Pope received the commission in 1916.","period_of_significance":"1917","architect_builder":"John Russell Pope","architectural_style":"Classical tradition (classical, Greek Republic-inspired)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed as in good condition, altered, on its original site, and in government use; a museum is located in the building.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:40.044354-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/73001170.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73001170/51431a0667-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73001170/51431a0667-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Mwanner","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:City_Hall_of_Plattsburgh,_New_York.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Mwanner</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:City_Hall_of_Plattsburgh,_New_York.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75316924","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_Hall_(Plattsburgh,_New_York)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5123193"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/clinton-county/city-hall-73001170/"}