Sorry, but the District’s city hall is ugly.

The John A. Wilson building is the headquarters of the District government. Across the top by windows are alternating male-female statues of Sculpture (male), Painting, Architecture and Music. Commerce, Engineering, Agriculture and Statesmanship.

The building underwent extensive renovations over several years before reopening in 2001 and has since added 200 pieces of artwork by local artists.

After opening July 4, 1908, it was renamed in 1994 for the late city council chairman John A. Wilson, who committed suicide the previous year.