New Bedford City Hall, 133 William Street, 1850, Italianate Style

133 William Street, New Bedford City Hall, 1850, Italianate Style

The original building at 133 William Street, the Free Public Library, was a square building designed by Solomon K. Eaton (1806-1871) In the 1850sThe architect was Samuel C Hunt (1858-1908) of New Bedford was hired to redesign the building that was to become the New Bedford City Hall. Incorporating the old building, Hunt designed a completely new building in the same Italianate or Renaissance Revival Style. The City Hall elevator is the oldest of its kind still running in the country.