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PlaqueID	777
Building Name	City Hall - Thalian Hall
Address	102 N. 3rd Street
Plaque Text	Italianate and Classical Revival style city hall and theater built for the citizens of Wilmington, the largest town in North Carolina at the time. One of the nations few surviving antebellum buildings constructed to serve as both governmental and cultural center. Wilmingtons library was here from 1858 to 1872 and 1906 to 1956. Major renovations undertaken in 1989; the building continues to serve as the center for local government and the arts.
Building Date	1855
Building Date Range	1858; *
Style	Italianate/Classical Revival
Architect	John M.Trimble; James F. Post
Builder	John C. & Robert B. Wood; George Rose
Renovated Date	0
2nd Renovated Date	0
3rd Renovated Date	0