Titusville City Hall is a

city hall In local government, a city hall, town hall, civic centre (in the UK or Australia), guildhall, or a municipal building (in the Philippines), is the chief administrative building of a city, town, or other municipality. It usually houses ...

that is located in Titusville,

Crawford County, Pennsylvania Crawford County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 83,938. Its county seat is Meadville. The county was created on March 12, 1800, from part of Allegheny County and named for Colonel Wi ...

. It was added to the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

in 1975. It is in the Titusville Historic District.

History and architectural features

Built in 1865 as a private dwelling and later operated as a hotel. It is a -story, frame building in the

Greek Revival The Greek Revival was an architectural movement which began in the middle of the 18th century but which particularly flourished in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, predominantly in northern Europe and the United States and Canada, but ...

style. The front facade features a

portico A portico is a porch leading to the entrance of a building, or extended as a colonnade, with a roof structure over a walkway, supported by columns or enclosed by walls. This idea was widely used in ancient Greece and has influenced many cult ...

with four

Ionic order The Ionic order is one of the three canonic orders of classical architecture, the other two being the Doric and the Corinthian. There are two lesser orders: the Tuscan (a plainer Doric), and the rich variant of Corinthian called the composite or ...

columns supporting a pediment and entablature. Two wings were added between 1865 and 1872, at which time it became the city hall. ''Note:'' This includes It was added to the

in 1975. It is in the Titusville Historic District.

References

{{National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania City and town halls on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Greek Revival houses in Pennsylvania Government buildings completed in 1872 Buildings and structures in Crawford County, Pennsylvania Titusville, Pennsylvania Historic district contributing properties in Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Places in Crawford County, Pennsylvania City and town halls in Pennsylvania 1865 establishments in Pennsylvania