New York City Hall was designed by Joseph-François Mangin and John McComb Jr. for the city. Mangin won the 1802 competition, and McComb oversaw construction. The infobox says it was built in 1812, while the text gives 1803 to 1812 in one place and 1810 to 1812 in another.
The infobox lists a French Renaissance Revival exterior and a Georgian Revival interior, and the text also cites English neoclassicism. The original Massachusetts marble facade was replaced with Alabama limestone over a Missouri granite base in 1954 to 1956, with brownstone at the rear.
Several architects altered the building from 1860 to 1998. A restoration begun in 2008 ran over five years and cost about 150 million dollars against a 104 million estimate. It houses the Mayor's office and the City Council chambers. Public access is limited to tours and scheduled appointments, and the article gives no hours.
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