De Hooch's Amsterdam addresses were in the poor outskirts of the city, outside the town gates, and the Town Hall may have been the only swanky interior he had access to.
The Town Hall in Amsterdam had beautiful stained glass windows.
mnli hypothesis: The Town Hall in Amsterdam had beautiful stained glass windows. premise: De Hooch's Amsterdam addresses were in the poor outskirts of the city, outside the town gates, and the Town Hall may have been the only swanky interior he had access to.