Report of the Special Town Plans Committee, 1947

During the 1920s and 1930s, Concord maintained an ad hoc approach to upkeep of the Town House. The building was repainted and repaired, its roof re-slated, a separate entrance for the Police Department created on the south side of the building, and other renovations and repairs undertaken as deemed necessary. By the late 1940s, however, post-World War II Concord was in the planning mode, gearing up to face significant growth and development. The 1947 report of the Special Town Plans Committee includes two recommendations regarding the Town House - renovation to “prolong the usefulness of the present building for the 20 or more years which will probably elapse before new Town offices need be provided” (Recommendation 5.4) and either the construction of a new facility or the creation of town office space by renovation of the 1929 high school building on Stow Street (Recommendation 5.5). Eventually, however, the town dispersed certain municipal departments to separate facilities rather than centralizing all in one building.