{"nrhp_refnum":"84003491","name":"Alexandria City Hall","other_names":["Alexandria City Hall and Market"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"301 King St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Alexandria (Independent City)","county":"Alexandria","state":"VA","lat":38.805080787000065,"lon":-77.04322573699994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1984-03-08","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Politics/Government","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Alexandria City Hall and Market House, a brick Second Empire municipal building at 301 King Street in the center of old Alexandria, Virginia, built in 1871 to plans by Washington architect Adolph Cluss.","why_significant":"The building stands on the site set aside in 1749 for a town hall, court house and market, which has long been the center of the city. It replaced an 1817 building destroyed by fire in 1871 and is a notable work of Adolph Cluss, who emphasized safety and up-to-date construction technology. It housed city government, courts, police, fire services, a Masonic Lodge and the public market.","narrative":"Alexandria City Hall, at 301 King Street, is a brick municipal building completed in 1871 on the site set aside in 1749 for a town hall, court house and market. Washington architect Adolph Cluss designed it after fire destroyed the 1817 town hall. The building was originally U-shaped around a courtyard of market sheds, and it combined town offices, courtrooms, police and fire stations, and the Alexandria-Washington Masonic Lodge. Its Second Empire design features mansard roofs, varied pavilions and Baroque detailing. The structure uses masonry bearing walls and cast-iron columns, reflecting Cluss's concern for safety and strength. The west clock tower is a copy of the earlier steeple attributed to Benjamin Latrobe, rebuilt with money raised by townspeople. A 1960-61 addition filled the courtyard and turned the main entrance toward King Street and Market Square. After the courts moved to a new courthouse in 1981, the building was being renovated for city offices.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":"Adolph Cluss (architect); Edward H. Delahay (local builder)","architectural_style":"Second Empire","criteria":[],"status_note":"Owned by the city and in use as city offices; the 1871 building was under renovation at the time of the form, with a 1960-61 addition filling the old courtyard.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:59.680597-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/30/6794/41679430/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/84003491.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84003491/36eeafce04-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84003491/36eeafce04-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 2.0","author":"Cliff1066","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Alexandria_City_Hall2.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Cliff1066</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 2.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Alexandria_City_Hall2.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"66000928","name":"Alexandria Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/virginia/alexandria-historic-district-66000928/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41679430","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandria_City_Hall","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4720955"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/alexandria/alexandria-city-hall-84003491/"}