Heidelberg Town Hall
Heidelberg Town Hall is a civic building located on Upper Heidelberg Road in Ivanhoe, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia. It is now more commonly known as The Centre Ivanhoe
| Heidelberg Town Hall | |
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 The civic building in Ivanhoe | |
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| Alternative names | The Centre Ivanhoe |
| General information | |
| Town or city | Ivanhoe |
| Country | Australia |
| Coordinates | 37.765571°S 145.045474°E |
| Completed | 1937 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Peck & Kemter |
Opened in April 1937[1], the building was designed by architectural firm Peck & Kemter in association with A.C. Leith & Bartlett for the Heidelberg City Council (now Banyule City Council) and was influenced by the Hilversum Town Hall in the Netherlands. It listed on the Victorian Heritage Register, described as "the greatest and most eloquent expression of the interwar brick Moderne style in Victoria."[2] The architects were awarded the Royal Victorian Institute of Architects Victorian Street Architecture Medal for 1939 for the building[3].
See also
- List of Town Halls in Melbourne
References
- "OPENING OF HEIDELBERG TOWN. HALL". Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957). 30 April 1937. p. 3. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- "Heidelberg Town Hall, Victorian Heritage Register (VHR) Number H2077, Heritage Overlay HO77". Victorian Heritage Database. Heritage Victoria.
- "Medal Award For Street Architecture". Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954). 17 July 1940. p. 11. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- Grow, Robin (2007). "'The berg': The place to be!". Spirit of Progress. 8 (4): 14–16.
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