1 Museum Street is a historic building in the city centre ofYork, in England.
The building was constructed in 1860, to a design byRawlins Gould. It initially served as the city'sregister office.[1] Later, it served as aConservative Club, with committee rooms, a bar and a snooker room; it then became council offices.[2]
The building has two storeys and is built of orange brick, with stone dressings. It is of 11 bays, one of which curves around the corner fromMuseum Street intoBlake Street. The main entrance is on Museum Street, and has double doors with afanlight above. Most of the sash windows have four panes, although a few retain the original eight panes. The window pediments are alternately triangular and segmented. The upper floor hasDoric order pilasters.[1] In 1909, a brickbalustrade was added to the roof.[2]
Inside, a grand staircase leads up to the first floor room, which contains a wooden tablet to the memory of John Hodgson, fromStrensall. The room has housed meetings of the Board of Guardians of the YorkPoor Law Union.[2]
In 1986, the building wasGrade II listed.[1] In 2010, it was purchased by theYork Conservation Trust, which renovated it to become the city'stourist information centre.[2][3] The office remained there until 2022.[4]
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