It was built between 1911 and 1912 and replaced the Cumberland, Maryland City Hall & Academy of Music.

It features an irregular corner, into which the architect has recessed a curving bay; the upper window in this curving bay has been filled with glass block.

A mural by artist Gertrude du Brau on the interior of the rotunda dome depicts the early history of the city, including representations of General Edward Braddock and of George Washington.

[3] The Cumberland City Hall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

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