HUNTSVILLE – Huntsville’s administrative building was built during the heady days of the mid-1960s during the space race. It served the community well, but its time also came past.

This week, city leaders will come together and celebrate the new City Hall, which is just across the street from the old one but befitting a progressive community that stays on the cutting edge of technology.

Mayor Tommy Battle and the City of Huntsville invite the public to attend a ribbon-cutting and grand opening for the new Huntsville City Hall at 305 Fountain Circle at 10 a.m. Tuesday. The event will feature remarks from Battle, city leaders, Goodwyn Mills Cawood architects and representatives from Turner Construction and ArtsHuntsville.

Following the ribbon-cutting, building tours will be available from 10:30 a.m. to noon. Guests will have the opportunity to view what the city calls “nine stunning new public art installations” and meet the artists who created them.

ArtsHuntsville will continue celebrating City Hall’s public art with “Second Saturday” summer art tours on June 8, July 13, and Aug. 10. These docent-led tours will feature local artists and include lunch for those in attendance.

Public parking for Tuesday’s celebration will be available in the two downtown parking decks – 116 Clinton Ave. and 312 Fountain Circle.

The seven-story building and adjoining parking garage sit on a 1.8-acre site. The new complex will be more than twice as large as the old one and the city will combine departments that have been spread out across the city. 

The old city hall building will be demolished. Plans are to turn that land into greenspace as part of Big Spring Park.

For more information on the new City Hall, from groundbreaking to completion, click here.