Haddonfield Borough Hall

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Haddonfield Borough Hall is the home of the government of Haddonfield. It is located in Haddonfield, New Jersey at 242 King’s Highway East.

There are four main offices in Borough Hall, a police department, a courtroom, and an auditorium. Hundreds and thousands of people have visited Borough Hall.

The police station of Haddonfield is attached to Borough Hall for the convenience of the offices. They write about 8,000 tickets and get about 300 criminal complaints per year.

There are five pieces of artwork in Borough Hall’s auditorium. The paintings are of the people who signed the United States Declaration of Independence from New Jersey. They are Abraham Clark, Jon Hart, Francis Hopkinson, Richard Stockton, and John Witherspoon. Some of the paintings have been stolen and replaced. Most are original pictures, and some have been copied and replaced.

Many walls are made from marble, steel, or plaster. In the police station, the main walls are made of steel and cinder blocks.

[edit] History

Borough Hall was built in 1928 by Walter William Sharpley. Borough Hall has had held weddings. Once when the Haddonfield Public Library had asbestos removal, they used the upper level of Haddonfield Borough Hall as a temporary library.

[edit] Uses

Haddonfield Borough Hall has many uses. Borough Hall and the people in it help the town run smoothly. There are many offices in Borough Hall; each of them has their own special use.

Some of the offices and rooms are:

Tax assessor
Construction Office
Municipal Court office
Courtroom
Police Station

There are Borough Commissioner's meetings at Borough Hall. They happen every second and fourth Tuesday of the month. Meetings are usually held in the courtroom, but if there is a big meeting the meeting takes place in the auditorium.