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New Bern City Hall

New Bern, US

New Bern City Hall

City Hall, also known as the Municipal Building, is a historic municipal building in New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina. It was originally built in 1897 by the federal government to house a post office, federal courthouse, and custom house. It is a 3+1⁄2-story, brick and granite building with a

2+1⁄2-story wing in the Romanesque Revival style. The building has hipped roofs with dormers. The Baxter Clock, a clock tower, is in the square outside. It became the municipal building in 1936. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

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