- 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 . Between1887 and1890 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” byHeritage Victoria .cite web |url=http://www.heritage.vic.gov.au/page_239.asp?ID=239|title= Heritage Register Online |accessdate=2007-12-27 |publisher=Heritage Council of Victoria]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 ).ee also
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List of Town Halls in Melbourne
*City of Yarra
*List of Mayors of Yarra
*List of Chairmen and Mayors of Fitzroy References
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