Windham Town Hall, Town hall in Willimantic, Windham, Connecticut, United States
Windham Town Hall is a three-story Romanesque Revival building of 1.25 million bricks, designed by Warren R. Briggs and completed in 1896. A green clock tower, donated by James Hayden, tops the structure at 50 feet. A staircase leads from the street up to a green area in front of the building.
Built in 1896 to house both the Windham County Courthouse and the Willimantic city government, it replaced rented rooms in the Hayden Block. Architect Warren R. Briggs had designed similar courthouses elsewhere in Connecticut. County courtrooms, the city government, a Grand Army of the Republic post and the Town of Windham all used the building; in 1915 President William Howard Taft visited. After the courthouse, police station and library moved out in 1977, it became Windham's town hall when Willimantic was downgraded to a census-designated place in 1983.
The building's clock was donated by James Hayden, and in 1915 President William Howard Taft visited it. It once housed the local Grand Army of the Republic post alongside the county courtrooms and both the Willimantic and Windham governments, so several civic functions shared one address.
The building is easily accessible on foot and located in downtown Willimantic with clear visibility from the street. Most visitors can view the exterior at any time, though interior access is limited to official hours when government offices are open to the public.
The building was erected with 1.25 million bricks at a cost of $73,000 in 1895, and its large clock was donated by James Hayden. President William Howard Taft visited in 1915. The clock tower rises 50 feet above the three-story block.
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