Description
Concord welcomed Hungarian patriot Kossuth in its Town Hall (now called the Town House), which was then a new building. Constructed in 1851/52, the Town Hall held a large meeting area for lectures, social gatherings, and entertainments, as well as the municipal offices and the Concord Town Library (the town’s first public library). Local groups and individuals paid for the use of the hall.
Some of Concord’s most important 19th century reform gatherings—notably John Brown’s speeches here in 1857 and 1859—were held in this building.
