In June 1999, Hibiya Public Hall was selected as a “historic building”.

A “historic building” is selected based on the following criteria: the building was constructed over 50 years ago, it is familiar to Tokyo citizens, and it serves as a landmark in the local community.

Based on the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Ordinance on Landscape enacted in 1997, in addition to Hibiya Public Hall, the department store Nihombashi Mitsukoshi Main Store (1914), Waseda University Okuma Auditorium (1927), Rikkyo University Morris Hall (1918), St. Luke’s Chapel (1933), and Komazawa University Kounkan (1928) were selected as “historic buildings”.