40 Center Street
Financed by Rogers as a gift to the town from his first wife, Abbie, this French Gothic building was the second of Rogers’ buildings to be de-signed by Charles Brigham. Originally, it housed all of the town government offices, as well as the Post Office and the police station with three iron-barred jail cells. It is still home to several municipal offices.
The interior features quartered oak paneling, solid brass fixtures and leaded, stained glass windows. The tower houses a four-faced clock. The magnificent auditorium on the second floor, restored in the 1990s, has been the sight of many town meetings, dances, concerts, plays and theatrical performances. Humorist Mark Twain, a close friend of Rogers, appeared on stage here on February 22, 1894, as the keynote speaker at the building’s dedication ceremony. Town Hall is open Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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