Original Melbourne Village Hall
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Town | Hall Road Melbourne Village, Florida |
Country | United States |
Construction start date | circa 1941[1] |
Style | Military Barracks[1][2] |
The Original Melbourne Village Hall is a historic building currently located on Hall Road in Melbourne Village, Florida, United States. This building was built circa 1941 during World War II to serve as a military barracks at the Naval Air Station Banana River.[1][2] After World War II, the U.S. Government declared the building surplus and subsequently sold it to the American Homesteading Foundation located at Melbourne Village.[1] In May 1948, the building was moved to its current location and used as a community center.[2] Upon becoming incorporated, the Town of Melbourne Village used the building from 1957 until 1963 as office space until a new town hall was constructed.[1][2] In 2003, the Town of Melbourne Village completed restorations of the building[1] and renamed it Hester Wagner Community House in December of that year.
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- ^ a b c d e f Brevard County Historical Commission and Florida Department of State. Original Melbourne Village Hall Historical marker located on Hall Road at the Original Melbourne Village Hall.
- ^ a b c d Brevard County Historical Commission. Historic Brevard: Your Guide to Historic Landmarks in Brevard County (2006), 23.
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- Original Melbourne Village Hall. Information from the Florida Historical Markers Program website.