Built in 1915 as an automobile showroom for Adrian Boyce, the three-story building was purchased in 1927 for use as the Seneca Falls Village Hall. [1]
Built as a “fireproof” three-story structure of steel, brick and concrete with a glass curtain wall front facade, the building originally had automobile storage on the first and third floors with a sales office and storage for supplies. When it opened in1916 it was celebrated as “the most modern building of its kind in this part of the state.”
After it was purchased by the village of Seneca Falls, it was remodeled to house the village police, fire department, and administrative offices. The building served as the village hall until 1986 when the village offices were relocated. In 1987 the building was donated to the National Park Service, to be used as a visitor center and administrative offices for the Women’s Rights National Historic Site.
[1] This recording project was performed by the Historic American Buildings Survey, a project of the National Park Service in cooperation with the Women’s Rights National Historic Park under the direction of Kenneth L. Anderson, chief of HABS. The project was completed in 1988 by project supervisor Deborah N. Rehn. The drawings were delineated by Judith E. Collins, Deborah N. Rehn, Betsey A. Verd, Jana Gross, David L Wallace, and Guillaume Amand. More information can be found in the Library of Congress, HABS survey number NY-6305.