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Gloucester City Hall
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National Register of Historic Places

Gloucester City Hall

Also known as Town Hall; City Hall

On the National Register since 197353 years
Listed 1973Gloucester
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

About

About Gloucester City Hall

Gloucester City Hall, at Dale Ave., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 8, 1973. It was among the first 3 of Gloucester’s 30 listings, with one other the same day. The Register lists it for its politics and architecture, at the local level. The listing covers 9.9 acres. Three more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isRathaus in Massachusetts, United States of America. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 69 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

Dale Ave., Gloucester · about 0.5 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Gloucester City HallStart here
  2. 2Central Gloucester Historic DistrictVictorian · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3Front Street BlockFederal · next door
  4. 4Puritan HouseBuilding · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Gloucester Fisherman's MemorialBuilt 1925 · 0.3 mi on
Around it

5 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BFitz Henry (formerly known as Fitz Hugh) Lane HouseBuilding0.2 mi★ADVENTURE (schooner)Knockabout' Schooner0.3 miBWebster-Lane HouseGreek Revival0.3 miBOur Lady of Good Voyage ChurchMission · Built 19150.3 miDOak Grove CemeteryRomanesque0.5 mi

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Questions about Gloucester City Hall

Is Gloucester City Hall on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on May 8, 1973 (Register number 73000297).

Is Gloucester City Hall a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Massachusetts has 189 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is ADVENTURE (schooner), 0.3 miles away.

Can you visit Gloucester City Hall?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Gloucester City Hall?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 69 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 63794958 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.