Cost considerations are why Concord City Hall is an island of brick amidst a sea of native granite. After deciding to move out of its digs in the Merrimack County Courthouse, a resolution was passed on January 11, 1902 authorizing $150,000 for the lot, new building and furnishings. Sixteen sites were considered before this property was acquired for $23,500. Plans favoring a Colonial flavor by architects Warren, Smith & Biscoe of Boston were selected and the rusticated brickwork was laid on a base of Concord granite. Native stone is much in evidence on building’s trim trim, especially the quoins around the windows. Behind City Hall is a two-story, L-shaped brick structure erected in 1908 on plans by William M. Butterfield to serve as the State Armory. After the state gave the building to the city n 1960 it served as a community center.
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