Designed in 1925 by architects John Austin, Albert C. Martin, and John Parkinson, the 27-story City Hall was the only building allowed to break the 13-story height limit maintained by the city until 1957. Thus, it became the city’s tallest building from its completion in 1928 until the late 1960s.

Presenting an image befitting a major metropolitan center, its granite Beaux-Arts base supports a monumental, pyramid-capped tower. Although it incorporates Greek, Roman and Renaissance design ele...