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City Ballroom or Assembly Room(s), 150 Duke of Gloucester Street, Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, MD
City Ballroom or Assembly Room(s), 150 Duke of Gloucester Street, Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, MD
City Ballroom or Assembly Room(s), 150 Duke of Gloucester Street, Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, MD
City Ballroom or Assembly Room(s), 150 Duke of Gloucester Street, Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, MD
City Ballroom or Assembly Room(s), 150 Duke of Gloucester Street, Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, MD
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Significance: The present Municipal Building incorporates most of the original City Ballroom/Assembly Room and the attached Revenue Office) all c. 1767) in its building envelope, and occupies the site of the mid 18th Century Market House. The Ballroom was used as a legislative hall during the construction of the Maryland State House (1172) and traditionally is the "building in which Gen. Washington was entertained at dinner by the Congress of the United States on the 20th December, 1783." After the close of the Civil War and the alterations and additions detailed below were completed, separate rooms were set aside for the exclusive use of the city, while the Ballroom was still used for various public functions - dances, lectures, concerts and exhibitions. Architecturally, the 1974 restoration of the front facade has returned the structure to its 1867 appearance. Italianate in design, the Municipal Building, especially the northwest section, is one of the more important examples of its period and style in the Annapolis National Landmark Historic District.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-52
Survey number: HABS MD-41
Building/structure dates: ca. 1767- ca. 1768 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1867 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1974 Subsequent Work
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