New Durham Town Hall

New Durham Town Hall

Town Hall in 1908
Location Main St. and Ridge Rd., New Durham, New Hampshire
Coordinates 43°26′2″N 71°9′55″W / 43.43389°N 71.16528°W / 43.43389; -71.16528Coordinates: 43°26′2″N 71°9′55″W / 43.43389°N 71.16528°W / 43.43389; -71.16528
Area less than one acre
Built 1908
Architect Alvah T. Ramsdell
Architectural style Colonial Revival, Italianate
NRHP Reference # 80000313[1]
Added to NRHP November 13, 1980

The New Durham Town Hall is located at Main Street and Ridge Road in the center of New Durham, New Hampshire. The two-story wood frame building was designed by Dover architect Alvah T. Ramsdell and built in 1908, replacing the town's original 1770 meetinghouse. It is a stylistically distinctive combination of Colonial Revival and Italianate design, with an elaborately decorated hood sheltering the recessed entry. The northeast corner of the building is taken up by a 55-foot (17 m) tower, which has corner pilasters rising to the third stage, and a hipped roof topped by a weathervane.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "NRHP nomination for New Durham Town Hall" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-08-15.


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