Babylon Town Hall, also known as Town of Babylon Old Town Hall, is a historic town hall located at Babylon in Suffolk County, New York. It was built in 1917 and is a 2+1⁄2-story Classical Revival style building with a low hipped roof. It is rectangular in shape, approximately 58 feet long and 54 feet wide. It features a cupola at the center of the roof and a large 2-story portico with four Doric order columns. It housed town offices until 1958, and housed district courts until 1979, when it was sold. Old Town Hall was purchased back by the town in June 2004 and rededicated on Sunday, October 24, 2004.[2]
Babylon Town Hall | |
 The entrance to the old Babylon Town Hall | |
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| Location | 47 West Main Street, Babylon, New York |
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| Coordinates | 40°41′47.4″N 73°19′26.4″W / 40.696500°N 73.324000°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Architect | Inglee, Lewis; Cornwell, Moses R. |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 05001131[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 05, 2005 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1] A historical marker was erected by the Town of Babylon in 1986.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Virginia L. Bartos (June 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Babylon Town Hall". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-02-20. See also: "Accompanying six photos". and: "Additional documentation".
- ^ Babylon Town Hall Historical Marker Database
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