City Hall (Cumberland, Maryland)

Cumberland City Hall is a historic city hall in Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland, United States. It was built between 1911 and 1912 and replaced the Cumberland, Maryland City Hall & Academy of Music. It is a 7-by-7-bay, two-story, stone-faced, neo-classical structure. It features an irregular corner, into which the architect has recessed a curving bay; the upper window in this curving bay has been filled with glass block. A mural by artist Gertrude du Brau on the interior of the rotunda dome depicts the early history of the city, including representations of General Edward Braddock and of George Washington.[3]

City Hall
Cumberland City Hall, August 2010
City Hall (Cumberland, Maryland) is located in Maryland
City Hall (Cumberland, Maryland)
City Hall (Cumberland, Maryland) is located in the United States
City Hall (Cumberland, Maryland)
LocationN. Center St. between Frederick and Bedford Sts., Cumberland, Maryland
Coordinates39°39′10.25″N 78°45′44.92″W / 39.6528472°N 78.7624778°W / 39.6528472; -78.7624778
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1911 (1911)
ArchitectHolmboe & Lafferty[2]
Architectural styleNeo-classical
NRHP reference No.73000882[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 27, 1973

The Cumberland City Hall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ American Architect 31 Aug. 1910: 10. Boston.
  3. ^ Mrs. Preston Parish (May 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: City Hall" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.

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