Perth Amboy City Hall
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Perth Amboy City Hall and Surveyor General's Office
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| Location | 260 High Street Perth Amboy, New Jersey USA |
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| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Built | 1714 |
| NRHP Reference # | 81000394[1] |
| NJRHP # | 1897[1] |
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| Added to NRHP | January 12, 1981 |
| Designated NJRHP | October 3, 1980 |
| Perth Amboy City Hall | |
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| General information | |
| Type | city hall |
| Location | Perth Amboy, New Jersey |
| Construction started | 1714 |
| Completed | 1717 |
| Renovated | 1745, 1767, 1826, 1872, 2006 |
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City Hall in Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States, is a historic building built in the early 18th century, listed on New Jersey Register of Historic Places and the National Register of Historic Places. It is now the oldest City Hall still in use in the United States.[2][3][4][5]
History
Construction of the building began in 1714 and was completed in 1717 or 1718. It served as the local courthouse and jail, and was also used by the Provincial Assembly until 1775. The building has twice been rebuilt after being badly damaged by fire; first in 1731, rebuilt until 1745, and again around 1765 following an arson attack believed to have been committed by a former inmate who was imprisoned on debt charges. It was rebuilt a second time in 1767.[2]
City Hall has undergone three renovations, most recently in 2006, although some of the original structure remains. The building is now Victorian in style.[2]
A two-room surveyor's office was built adjacent to City Hall in 1867, which was used by the General Board of Proprietors of the Eastern Division of New Jersey.[6]
Notable events
On November 20, 1789, the State of New Jersey became the first to ratify the United States Bill of Rights.[7]
On March 31, 1870 Thomas Mundy Peterson (1824–1904) became the first African-American to vote in an election under the just-enacted provisions of the 15th Amendment to the United States Constitution.[8][9]
See also
- List of the oldest buildings in the United States
- List of the oldest courthouses in the United States
- List of the oldest buildings in New Jersey
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Middlesex County, New Jersey
References
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- ↑ African-American Firsts Remembered – Newark Public Library at www.npl.org
External links
- African-American history of New Jersey
- Perth Amboy, New Jersey
- Government buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey
- Colonial government in America
- Pre-statehood history of New Jersey
- Visitor attractions in Middlesex County, New Jersey
- City halls in New Jersey
- Government buildings completed in 1718
- National Register of Historic Places in Middlesex County, New Jersey
- New Jersey Register of Historic Places
