Truro Town Hall, formerly Union Hall, is the town hall of

Truro, Massachusetts Truro is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States, comprising two villages: Truro and North Truro. Located slightly more than 100 miles (160 km) by road from Boston, it is a summer vacation community just south of the n ...

. It is located on Town Hall Road, east of

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. The two story wood-frame building was built in 1848 to serve as a meeting place for several fraternal organizations, including the

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and the

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. It served these organizations for only a few years, and was rented by the town for town meetings for a time before being purchased by the town. The building exhibits Greek Revival features, including corner pilasters and a deep architrave. The roof is topped by an octagonal cupola mounted on a square structure. The building was listed on the

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in 1997 as "Union Hall".

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1848 establishments in Massachusetts Buildings and structures in Barnstable County, Massachusetts City and town halls on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts Government buildings completed in 1848 Greek Revival architecture in Massachusetts Greek Revival buildings National Register of Historic Places in Barnstable County, Massachusetts Town halls in Massachusetts Truro, Massachusetts {{BarnstableCountyMA-NRHP-stub

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