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Chronology of City Hall
1625 - founding of New Netherland by the Dutch West India Company 1653 - beginning of municipal government in New Amsterdam, housed in the former 1664 - surrender of New Amsterdam to the English who renamed it New York 1699-1700 - second City Hall built on Wall Street facing Broad Street 1776 - British occupy New York City during the Revolutionary War 1783 - British evacuate New York City on November 25th 1788 - City Hall, renamed Federal Hall, is renovated for the inauguration of the first 1789 - George Washington is inaugurated on April 30th and New York becomes the 1790 - capital is moved from New York to Philadelphia 1802 - competition for a new City Hall is won by Joseph François Mangin and John 1803-12 - third City Hall is built 1816 - Governor's Room is completed 1824 - arrival of the Marquis de Lafayette is celebrated in New York 1831 - clock installed in cupola of City Hall 1858 - cupola and statue of Justice are destroyed by fire 1898 - New York City is chartered to include the five boroughs 1917 - fire damages the cupola and dome 1954-6 - exterior deteriorated marble and brownstone are replaced by 1960 - City Hall becomes a National Historic Landmark 1966 - City Hall's exterior and City Hall Park are designated New York City Landmarks 1976 - first-floor and second-floor rotunda are landmarked 1983 - Design Commission researches the history of the Governor's Room 1996 - rotunda is restored 1998 - exterior renovations of roof, cupola, and statue of Justice 1999 - City Hall Park is re-dedicated after extensive renovations 2001-2 - most recent restoration of the Governor's Room 2003 - re-dedication of City Hall on its 200th anniversary 2005 - portrait conservation program is begun |
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