Old City Hall

Boston’s Old City Hall was home to its city council from 1865 to 1969. It was one of the first buildings in the French Second Empire style to be built in the United States. The building’s architects were Gridley James Fox Bryant and Arthur Gilman.nOld City Hall, built between 1862 and 1865. With the move to the current Boston City Hall in 1969, Old City Hall was converted over the next two years to serve other functions. nIn 2017, Synergy Investments purchased Old City Hall for $30.1 million. With more than 83,000 square feet of real estate, it now houses a number of businesses, organizations and restourants.nIt was listed on the National Register of Historic Places and was designated a U.S. National Historic Landmark in 1970.