This renovation and expansion of the old City Hall is a true architectural triumph. This two-story building, replete with parapets and rooftop balustrade, dates back to 1903, a design inspired by Philadelphia’s historic Independence Hall.
![MCH Historical Elevation](https://www.blumbergassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/MCHA-historical-elevation-1-1024x642.jpg)
The goal was to renovate and expand the building while keeping its Colonial-style character intact. To match the brick that had weathered to a variety of different shades, new bricks had to be handmade. Limestone was hauled in from Indiana for use in quoins and decorative keystones.
![Margate City Hall interior before renovation](https://www.blumbergassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/MCHA-interior-before01.jpg)
Though it was one of the most difficult projects we ever took on, the projects was an inarguable success, and created, as one city leader observed, “a silk purse from a sow’s ear.” The cost came in at 25% below the cost of a completely new construction.