[MassHistPres] Old Town Halls

[Alan H. McArdle]

The town of Whately is beginning the planning to raise money to restore our
old Town Hall. It was built in 1844 and has been in continuous use since
then. One of our Selectmen was wondering where we might stand in the oldest
continuously used town hall rankings. We're sure there must be older ones
but we suspect we might be pretty high on the list.

Does anyone know where we might find information on construction dates of
town halls in our state? Is there such a thing as a list ordered by
construction date? I'd rather not search the web sites of all 351 cities and
towns.

Thanks,

Alan McArdle, Chair
Whately Historic Commission