Two Municipal Projects in Massachusetts that Saved Historic Resources While Building for the Future:

Two municipalities in Massachusetts were recently faced with similar challenges. Each had a significant historic resource in the center of its downtown area and each needed a new town hall. In one case the historic buildings had been abandoned and in the other there had been a fire. In both cases, returning city or town functions to the heart of the community was very important.

In Plymouth, DBVW restored an 1820 Courthouse and designed a large new addition to accommodate a new Town Hall. By moving municipal functions back to the center of historic Plymouth, the Town was able to save a very significant historic building while re-invigorating the center of town where several buildings had previously sat vacant and deteriorating.

In Taunton, the historic City Hall suffered a devastating fire which forced the municipal government to move to a vacant elementary school in a residential neighborhood. By restoring the 1898 granite building and designing a large new addition, DBVW Architects is assisting the City with rejuvenating the historic downtown area of Taunton and creating a municipal building that will last well into the future.

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