Excerpt from "2013 Walking Tours of Kingston": George Browne and William Coverdale designed City Hall. This magnificent building was built in 1842 to 1844 as a public market building as well as for town offices. Also in the building were the Royal Mail Post Office, the Customs Office, public meeting halls, a library, the police station and cells, a print shop and restaurants. On the lower level there were also offices to be rented to lawyers and brokers. It also had a room where citizens could come and read the latest newspapers. The building is Paladian in style, with each side of the facade being a mirrow image of the other. It has an imposing Tuscan portico. As built, the dome had no clock faces and no glass "lantern" on top. Its imposing facade faced the waterfront because visitors to the city usually arrived by ship.....The city government and a public meeting hall now occupy the entire building.
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