OLD STAMFORD TOWN HALL

Architect Name: JOHN LATSHAW
Architectural Style:
Builder Name: DUTTON AND BROWN
Designated: Yes - 2/6/1978

Historical Notes

DESIGNED BY NOTED LOCAL ARCHITECT JOHN LATSHAW, THE HALL WAS STAMFORD'S POLITICAL CENTRE FROM 1874 TO 1963. THE BASEMENT WAS LEASED BY THE DRUMMONDVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT UNTIL 1913. IN 1970, THE BUILDING BECAME THE LUNDY'S LANE HISTORICAL MUSEUM. IN 2009, DURING THE PLANNING FOR THE NEW ADDITION, THE MUSEUM WILL BECOME KNOWN AS THE NIAGARA FALLS HISTORY MUSEUM.

Architectural Notes

THE HALL, WITH ITS DURABLE HAMMER DRESSED LIMESTONE CONSTRUCTION, HAS CHANGED LITTLE OVER THE YEARS. ITS ECLECTIC ITALIANATE STYLING INCLUDES A GABLED HIP ROOF WITH BRACKETS AND GINGERBREAD TRIM, WINDOWS OF DIFFERENT SHAPE ON THE FIRST AND SECOND STOREYS, AND THE MAIN ENTRANCE ARCHWAY WITH A KEYSTONE AND VOUSSOIRS.