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The building is an example of the Free Classical style of [[Victorian architecture]] and is recorded as a "Heritage place" by [[Heritage Victoria]].<ref name=hc>{{cite web |url=http://vhd.heritage.vic.gov.au/vhd/heritagevic#detail_places;471|title=Fitzroy Town Hall|work= Victorian Heritage Database |accessdate=2008-10-14 |publisher=Heritage Council of Victoria}}</ref> |
The building is an example of the Free Classical style of [[Victorian architecture]] and is recorded as a "Heritage place" by [[Heritage Victoria]].<ref name=hc>{{cite web |url=http://vhd.heritage.vic.gov.au/vhd/heritagevic#detail_places;471|title=Fitzroy Town Hall|work= Victorian Heritage Database |accessdate=2008-10-14 |publisher=Heritage Council of Victoria}}</ref> |
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After the amalgamation of the [[City of Fitzroy]] with the Cities of [[City of Collingwood|Collingwood]] and [[City of Richmond|Richmond]] in 1994 forming the [[City of Yarra]], the Town Hall now functions as secondary offices, service centre and library servicing the Collingwood area for the City of Yarra. The Town Hall is also used for special functions and as an exhibition space. |
After the amalgamation of the [[City of Fitzroy]] with the Cities of [[City of Collingwood|Collingwood]] and [[City of Richmond|Richmond]] in 1994 forming the [[City of Yarra]], the Town Hall now functions as secondary offices, service centre and library servicing the Collingwood area for the City of Yarra. The Town Hall is also currently the home of Fitzroy Legal Service Inc, Australia's oldest non-Aboriginal community legal service. The Town Hall is also used for special functions and as an exhibition space. |
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Latest revision as of 02:21, 18 January 2024
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 1873. 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 Cities of Collingwood and Richmond in 1994 forming the City of Yarra, the Town Hall now functions as secondary offices, service centre and library servicing the Collingwood area for the City of Yarra. The Town Hall is also currently the home of Fitzroy Legal Service Inc, Australia's oldest non-Aboriginal community legal service. The Town Hall is also used for special functions and as an exhibition space.
See also
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[edit]- ^ "Fitzroy Town Hall". Victorian Heritage Database. Heritage Council of Victoria. Retrieved 14 October 2008.
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Media related to Fitzroy Town Hall at Wikimedia Commons
- Town halls in Melbourne
- Heritage-listed buildings in Melbourne
- Neoclassical architecture in Australia
- Second Empire architecture in Australia
- 1863 establishments in Australia
- Fitzroy, Victoria
- Victorian Free Classical architecture in Australia
- Buildings and structures in the City of Yarra
- Clock towers in Australia
- Government buildings completed in 1863