[Design of a city hall proposed to be built in New York. Rendering] – Antique Print
![[Design of a city hall proposed to be built in New York. Rendering], [1802] — historic drawing](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/9c/9c27de8234cc-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Step back in time with [Design of a city hall proposed to be built in New York. Rendering], a historic drawing rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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[Design of a city hall proposed to be built in New York. Rendering]
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This watercolor rendering shows a city hall proposed for New York in 1802, a design that was drawn but never built. It appears on page 3 of an album that belongs to the papers of Benjamin Henry Latrobe, the English-born architect who would later help shape the United States Capitol. The drawing reflects the early 1800s, when New York was growing quickly and needed a larger seat for its municipal government. The city ultimately built its own City Hall on Park Row, which was completed in 1812, so this design offers a glimpse of one of the alternatives considered during that period.
| Created / published | [1802] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 drawing : watercolor on paper, bound in album. |
| Genre | Presentation drawings 1800-1810.Architectural drawings 1800-1810. |
| Notes | Title devised by Library staff. In album: Design of a city hall proposed to be built in New York, p. 3. Forms part of Benjamin Henry Latrobe Archive (Library of Congress) |
| Subjects | City & town halls--New York (State)--New York--1800-1810. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 971 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-175673 |
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