Fitzroy Town Hall

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Fitzroy Town Hall

Fitzroy Town Hall is a civic building located in Napier Street in Fitzroy, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia.

It was constructed in two separate stages. The first consisted of a hall and tower which was designed by William J. Ellis and built in 1863. Between 1887 and 1890 a new stage designed by George Johnson was added to this comprising municipal offices, a police station and a courthouse as well as extensions to the hall. The clock tower added at this time replaced the original tower.

The building is an example of the Free Classical style of Victorian architecture and is recorded as a "Heritage place" by Heritage Victoria.[1]

After the amalgamation of the City of Fitzroy with the City of Collingwood and the City of Richmond in 1994 to form the City of Yarra, the Town Hall now functions as secondary offices for the new Yarra City Council (City of Yarra).

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Fitzroy Town Hall". Victorian Heritage Database. Heritage Council of Victoria. Retrieved 2008-10-14. 

External links

Media related to Fitzroy Town Hall at Wikimedia Commons

Coordinates: 37°48′08″S 144°58′46″E / 37.802096°S 144.97955°E / -37.802096; 144.97955

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