Metuchen Borough Hall
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The Metuchen Municipal Building, located at 500 Main Street, is the town hall for the borough of Metuchen in Middlesex County, New Jersey. The two-story concrete building, with brick facade, was built in 2003 and dedicated on September 1, 2005. The building replaced an earlier structure, the Metuchen Borough Hall, that had been built during the City Beautiful movement in 1924. It was demolished soon after its listing on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places and National Register of Historic Places in 2001. It had been listed due to its significance in architecture and politics/government. The listing of the original Borough Hall as a historic site was controversial as it was unilaterally submitted by a small community activist group called the "Fairweather Friends" As a result of this listing, lawmakers made changes so that any public building could not be listed on a historic places list unless the governing body of that public building agrees to such a listing. The intent of this legal change was to insure that the entire public and not just one particular group seeking a historic designation is represented when these decisions are made on public buildings. It was designed by Metuchen architect Clement W. Fairweather and included space for borough offices, a library, and a police station. The two-story building was built of brick using Flemish bond and featured Classical Revival architecture with columns, pilasters, and a decorative stone cartouche with a Classical shield. National Register of Historic Places listings in Middlesex County, New Jersey
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When was Metuchen Borough Hall listed on the National Register?
Metuchen Borough Hall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 13, 2001.
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Metuchen Borough Hall is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.
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The period of significance for Metuchen Borough Hall is recorded as the industrial era.
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