Randwick Town Hall

Randwick Town Hall
Location in Greater Sydney
General information
Status Complete
Type Local government town hall
Architectural style Victorian Italianate
Location 90 Avoca Street, Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales
Country Australia
Coordinates 33°54′59″S 151°14′12″E / 33.91643°S 151.23653°E / -33.91643; 151.23653Coordinates: 33°54′59″S 151°14′12″E / 33.91643°S 151.23653°E / -33.91643; 151.23653
Construction started 1882
Opened 3 February 1882 (1882-02-03)
Renovated 1937
Cost A£2,300
Renovation cost A£10,000
Owner City of Randwick
Technical details
Material Brick; rendered with stucco and cement
Floor count 2
Design and construction
Architecture firm Blackmann and Parkes
Main contractor G. R. Keats
Other information
Seating capacity 220 (seated); 300 (standing)
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The Randwick Town Hall is an heritage-listed town hall located in the Sydney suburb of Randwick, New South Wales, Australia. Designed by Messrs Blackmann and Parkes in the Victorian Italianate architectural style, the town hall was completed in 1882 at a cost of A£2,300 to serve as the town hall and municipal chamber for the Borough of Randwick.

The Town Hall is listed on the (now defunct) Register of the National Estate[2] and as an item of local government significance on the New South Wales State Heritage Register.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Opening of Randwick Town-Hall". The Sydney Morning Herald. Trove, National Library of Australia. 3 February 1882. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "Randwick Town Hall, 90 Avoca St, Randwick, NSW, Australia (Place ID 1763)". Australian Heritage Database. Department of the Environment. 21 October 1980. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "Randwick Town Hall". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. Retrieved 24 September 2016.

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