Greenwich Marks 100th Anniversary Of Current Town Hall Building

GREENWICH, CT — A brief ceremony was held on Wednesday afternoon to mark the 100th anniversary of the current Town Hall building at 101 Field Point Road.

Built in 1925, the building originally housed Greenwich High School, and it was meant for 900 students, according to the Greenwich Historical Society.

In 1934, a five-story expansion and a courtyard was added. But over the years, the building became too cramped for the nearly 2,000 students enrolled at GHS.

After a decade of planning, the current high school was built and opened in 1970 on Hillside Road, and the Guilbert and Betelle-designed neo-classical building remained largely empty up until 1980 when it opened up as the Greenwich Town Hall residents know today.

First Selectman Fred Camillo spoke briefly Wednesday to a crowd of employees and town officials in front of the building. To his left was a painting by artist and town resident Gary Leon Calabro of the iconic entrance to the building. The painting was completed and gifted to the town in 2023.

There were also old archival photos of the building from when it was GHS and then later in 1976.

In brief remarks to the crowd, Camillo thanked everyone who works at town hall, as well those who are responsible for maintaining the building each day.

In the coming months, Camillo said the town will be making the building more ADA compliant. Plans are also in the works to increase safety and security.

"We'll be doing that step by step, it's not an overnight process," Camillo said. "We're working on the plans right now, and in the first quarter of 2026 you'll probably see some minor changes."

Calling it a "special memory," Camillo told Patch he remembers going up to the second floor to register to vote ahead of the 1980 presidential election, just after the building reopened as a town hall.

"Here's to another 100 years," Camillo told the crowd.