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The
Old
City
Hall
is
a
national
landmark
located
on
School
Street.
The
present
building
was
constructed
between
1862
and
1865
in
French
Second
Empire
architectural
style,
one
of
the
first
such
examples
in
America.
This
is
nice
to
see
as
are
some
of
the
monuments
in
the
courtyard
in
front
of
the
building.
First,
this
is
the
sight
of
America's
first
public
school,
the
Boston
Latin
School
between
1704
and
1748.
If
interested
you
can
see
a
nice
mosaic
plaque
along
the
School
Street
footpath
in
front
of
the
Old
City
Hall.
One
of
the
school's
first
students,
Benjamin
Franklin
is
recognised
with
a
monument
here
as
well.
There
is
fellow
statue
to
Boston's
second
Mayor
Josiah
Quincy
that
is
worth
seeing
as
is
the
bronze
donkey
seen
here.
Created
by
Florentine
sculptor
Antonio
Frilli.
This
is
the
symbol
of
the
Democratic
political
party
in
the
United
States.
Note:
The
Old
City
Hall
is
located
between
King's
Chapel
and
the
Old
Corner
Book
Store.
It
is
worth
stopping
for
5-10
minutes
to
enjoy
the
building
architecture
and
the
monuments
on
site.
Then
you
can
proceed
to
the
next
round
of
Freedom
Trail
sightseeing.