Manassas City Hall to become Mayor Marvin Gillum City Hall July 27

On Sunday, July 27 at 6 p.m. at the Harris Pavilion, the public is invited to attend a formal unveiling of a new City Hall sign and plaque dedicated to former Mayor Marvin Gillum. 

In January 2014 a citizens committee asked City Council to approve a name change for City Hall to honor the man who termed the City of Manassas as “A Community for a Lifetime.”  The request was unanimously approved by City Council. 

Funds for the new sign and plaque came from contributions raised by the citizens committee.

Mayor Gillum was born in Manassas and graduated from Osbourn High School in 1940.  He served as Mayor of the City from 1996 to 2004.  Prior to that he served as a school board member for more than 15 years. 

Mayor Gillum was a community leader and served on numerous boards and committees including: the ManassasRotary Club; the Prince William Health System Foundation; the Manassas Historical Commission; the Manassas Education Foundation; Historic Manassas, Inc.; Manassas baseball little league; the American Red cross; SERVE; George Mason University (Prince William Campus) and many others.