The imposing City Hall that dominates its corner today was even more impressive when it was constructed in 1871. The three-story brick Italianate building designed by Cummings & Burt of Troy originally sported a central tower that held a bell weighing 5,276 pounds. At the peak of the tower was a four-sided clock with a face six feet across. The price tag for the new government center, which included a two-story theater, was$109,999.46. In 1934 the belltower was declared unsafe and dismantled. The bronze lions that have stood guard at the entrance since the building’s completion received a restoration in 2009, along with new granite steps.
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