Dear fellow Hanoverians:
When you look at a city or town hall, it is sure to say a lot about the
community’s values, culture, and history. Preserving town halls and
government buildings help maintain the structural integrity of the
community and the governance of a community. Hanover’s Town Hall was
built in 1863 where it sits today and was designed by the architect Luther
Briggs, Jr. and builder Samuel Nathan Turner.
Throughout its history the Hanover Town Hall has been altered to meet
Hanoverians’ needs and to keep up with the latest trends in architecture
and planning. One of the most eye catching changes has been the town
hall’s color. Originally, the building was painted brown, and then a
forest green.
The City Beautiful Movement developed in the 1890s and early 1900s as an
attempt to improve the quality of life which plagued both urban and rural
America. Hanover as well as many other suburbs transformed themselves in a
number of ways, including changing the color of their government buildings
to white. The white color represented purity and future prosperity.
The Hanover Town Hall has been repainted from brown, to green, to the white
color it is today, and it has not been altered despite the passing of this
movement. Currently, the Town Hall Restoration Task Force is focusing on
restoring and preserving the Hanover Town Hall and giving it a historically
appropriate color that would respect the town’s history and the community
as a whole while still being the centerpiece of Hanover’s civic fabric.
This fall, please take the opportunity to visit the online survey where you
can vote on what color best suits the Hanover Town Hall. Your opinions and
feedback will be immensely appreciated.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PM2DY2P
For more information, please contact Heidi Cho at heidi.cho@hanover-ma.gov
.
For “Around Town on the Web”,
Cathy H-B
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