THE CITY HALL

HUDSON,

  COLUMBIA COUNTY, NEW YORK

By Captain Franklin Ellis¹³²

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     ^{Up to the year 1815 the common council of Hudson had been accustomed to hold their meetings at the different hotels of the city. In that year a room was provided for their use in the old court-house, and that continued to be their place of meeting until the sale of the property to the Presbyterian Society. After that time, the old jail building at the corner of Fourth and Warren streets was purchased by Mr. John J. Davis, who fitted up within it a hall intended for public uses, known as "Davis Hall;" and this was used for city purposes until the completion of the new city hall, which was commenced in 1854, and finished ready for occupancy in the following year.}

     ^{It is a large and commodious brick building, standing on the southwest corner of Warren street and City Hall place, and contains the city offices, the post-office, and the banking-rooms of the First National Bank. In the upper story is an exhibition hall, which is rented for lectures, entertainments, and other public purposes. The cost of the city hall building was $35,000.}

^{HUDSON OPERA HOUSE}

^{NOTE: The City Hall building is now under renovation as the Hudson Opera House. To see the on-going renovations and to learn more about this building please go to: http://www.hudsonoperahouse.org/index.htm}