Old City Hall | |
Location | 7410 Monterey Street, Gilroy, California |
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Coordinates | 37°00′26″N 121°34′07″W / 37.00722°N 121.56861°W |
Built | 1905 |
Architect | Samuel Newsom, Wolfe and McKenzie |
Architectural style | Mission Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 75000480 |
Added to NRHP | April 16, 1975 [1] |
The Old City Hall is a historical building built in 1905, and once served as a courthouse, the mayor's office, a jail, a clerk office, and fire department. [2] [3] [4] The building is located at 7410 Monterey Street in Gilroy, California. [2] It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Santa Clara County, California since April 16, 1975. [4] The building is a good example of Californian architecture and the Mission Revival style at the turn of the century. [4] It was nicknamed the "Grand Old Lady". [5]
The Old City Hall building was designed by architect Samuel Newsom, with help from architectural firm of Wolfe and McKenzie of San Jose. [4] [6] The lower level is made of greystone, second story of white brick topped with terra cotta coping and a red tile roof. [4] The rustic stone exterior is reminiscent of the earlier Richardsonian Romanesque-era and some of the original architecture found at nearby Stanford University. [2] [4] There is a double golden oak stair in the entry of the building. [4] The top of the building has a large clock tower, the clock itself is over 100 years old and has been repaired many times. [7]
The 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake caused structural damages to the building, which were later repaired. [2] In recent years the building has been used to house local restaurants. [8] [9]