Meanwhile, clock tower tours invite visitors to ride in one of Brisbane’s oldest working cage lifts to the top of the tower for 360-degree views of the city – a highlight for past visitors. Hours ...

Fourteen years later, on Nov. 18, 1909, a terrible fire destroyed the top floor of Elmira City Hall at 5:25 a.m., caused by a defective electric wire in the City Engineer’s room near the roof.

The clock tower atop Elmira's historic city hall, which was in disrepair and crumbling for years, is now fully restored after a $3.68 million project.

The historic clocktower at the Elmira City Hall building at 317 E. Church St., located within the Civic Historic District, was built by a local architectural firm, Pierce and Bickford, in 1895.

The historic clocktower at the Elmira City Hall building at 317 E. Church St., located within the Civic Historic District, was built by a local architectural firm, Pierce and Bickford, in 1895.