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The West Room, opened December 1997
When the building was planned and built in 1855 the intention was to have some storefront space to generate rental income. The space may have initially been a pharmacy (a stoneware jug from 1862 was labeled as Geo. Storrs, Druggist, City Hall, Hudson) and then beginning in 1869 was leased to the First National Bank of Hudson. By the 1930s the space was taken over for the City Clerk's office. This was the first room restored and re-opened in the building, with a ribbon cutting at the first Winter Walk in 1997. It is now in frequent use for concerts, lectures and community gatherings.
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The Center Hall Gallery, opened March 2001
The center hall is now close to its 1855 configuration. In 1880 the front enterance was reconfigured and the stairs moved inside the building. Around this same time there was an emergency stair under the stage which landed near the front of the hall. Sometime in the early 20th century the stairs were removed and bathrooms installed in the space. Once these were removed during restoration, the center hall was finally close to how it began in the building. This space is home to many exhibitions, workshops and receptions.
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The Workshop Room, opened September 2001
Once the Mayor's Office, and Department of Youth Office, this space is now home to vibrant hands-on art making for people of all ages.
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Lower Façade Restoration, 2002
The parging below the water table, and the marble and slate steps on the side entrances were restored as apart of this effort to keep rain water out of the basement.
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East Room Steps
These slate stairs date from around 1900. They were augmented by brick and cement, which was removed as a part of the 2002 restoration.
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East Room Offices, opened 2003
A wood stove set up in this room nearly caused a fire before the building even opened! On Christmas day 1854 the coal stove was left blazing to help dry the newly applied plaster. Some nearby clothes and a barrel caught fire but thanks to folks out strolling on Warren Street no further damage was done. This space was first home to the Franklin Library, then the City Surveyor and Water Commissioner, next the Hudson Post Office and then the agency with the longest tenancy - the Hudson Police Department, in residence from 1880 until the building was vacated in 1962. The space is now home to HOH offices and gift shop.
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Doorway Restoration, 2004
The original doors were Italianate in design, with top and side lites. Around 1866 the main entrance was enlarged and the stairs moved inside. For many years the lower portion of the opening contained aluminum and glass doors assumed to be installed in the 1950s. The new doors were built to match the existing opening. The sidewalk in front has metal lettering embedded that still says "City Hall."