Rockdale Town Hall
| Rockdale Town Hall | |
|---|---|
 The portico and tower of the town hall as seen from the highway | |
| General information | |
| Town or city |
Rockdale New South Wales |
| Country | Australia |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: 33°57′12″S 151°08′24″E / 33.95329°S 151.13996°E |
| Completed | 1940 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Douglas Gardiner |
Rockdale Town Hall is a civic building located on the corner of Princes Highway and Bryant Street in Rockdale, a suburb of Sydney, Australia.
History
Rockdale Town Hall was opened by The Rt Hon. The Lord Wakehurst KCMG, Governor of New South Wales, on 12 October 1940.[1] The building was designed by then-local architect Douglas Gardiner, who became a Melbourne-based partner of Bates Smart & McCutcheon after World War II.[2]
Built at a cost of £20,000, the council chamber was at the time of construction 49 feet by 28 feet and the auditorium was 85 feet by 56 feet. It is built of face brick detailed with stone at copings and around window architraves. The building entrance is marked by a stone portico and brick tower.[3] The hall's interiors have elaborate art deco style plaster details to it walls and ceiling. The building is listed on the NSW State Heritage Register as "a fine representative example of a late inter-war stripped classical building with functionalist influences".[4]
References
- ↑ "ROCKDALE'S NEW TOWN HALL OPENED". The Sydney Morning Herald (National Library of Australia). 14 October 1940. p. 11. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
- ↑ Goad, Philip (2004), Bates Smart : 150 years of Australian architecture, Thames and Hudson Australia
- ↑ "BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION". The Sydney Morning Herald (National Library of Australia). 16 January 1940. p. 7. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
- ↑ NSW State Heritage Register – Rockdale Town Hall Retrieved 11 July 2012.
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