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Philadelphia City Hall

Philadelphia City Hall
North face of Philadelphia City Hall in July 2019
Map
Record height
Tallest in the world from 1894 to 1908[I]
Preceded byUlm Minster
Surpassed bySinger Building
General information
StatusCompleted
Architectural styleSecond Empire
Location1 Penn Square
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates39°57′8.62″N 75°9′48.95″W / 39.9523944°N 75.1635972°W / 39.9523944; -75.1635972
Topped-out1894[1]
occupied from 1877[1][2][3]
Completed1901[1]
Governing bodyCherelle Parker, Mayor of Philadelphia (2024–present)
Height
Antenna spire548 ft (167 m)[1]
Technical details
Floor count9[4]
Floor area630,000 sq ft (59,000 m2)[5]
Design and construction
Architect(s)John McArthur Jr.
Thomas U. Walter
DesignatedDecember 16, 1976
Reference no.75001206
DesignatedDecember 8, 1976
Reference no.76001666

Philadelphia City Hall is the seat of the municipal government of the City of Philadelphia in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Built in the ornate Second Empire style, City Hall houses the chambers of the Philadelphia City Council and the offices of the Mayor of Philadelphia.[6][7]

This building is also a courthouse, serving as the seat of the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania. It houses the Civil Trial and Orphans' Court Divisions of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County.[8][9][10] It also houses the Philadelphia facilities for the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania (which also holds session and accepts filings in Harrisburg and Pittsburgh).[11]

Built using brick, white marble and limestone, Philadelphia City Hall is the world's largest free-standing masonry building and was the world's tallest habitable building upon its completion in 1894. It was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1976; in 2006, it was also named a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers.[12]

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  4. ^ "City Hall virtual tour room directory" Archived August 5, 2018, at the Wayback Machine. phila.gov. City of Philadelphia. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
  5. ^ "Philadelphia City Hall". Archived from the original on January 6, 2009. Retrieved November 12, 2016. Technical specs of City Hall
  6. ^ "Visit City Council". Philadelphia City Council. January 6, 2021. Archived from the original on May 1, 2020. Retrieved April 29, 2020. All Philadelphia City Council Stated Meetings and hearings take place in Council Chambers, located on the fourth floor of Philadelphia City Hall.
  7. ^ "Office of the Mayor". phila.gov. City of Philadelphia. Archived from the original on May 2, 2020. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  8. ^ "Homepage". Philadelphia Courts. Archived from the original on April 20, 2020. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  9. ^ "Court of Common Pleas, Trial Division - Civil". Philadelphia Courts. Archived from the original on April 20, 2020. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  10. ^ "The Court of Common Pleas, Orphans' Court Division". Philadelphia Courts. Archived from the original on April 20, 2020. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  11. ^ "Supreme Court Prothonotary's Addresses". PA Courts. Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
  12. ^ "Philadelphia City Hall Named as Historic Landmark". ASCE Philadelphia Section. May 22, 2006. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved April 3, 2007.

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