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The Hawthorn Arts Centre (formerly the Hawthorn Town Hall) is a former civic building located in Hawthorn, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia.Designed by architect John Beswicke in the Second Empire style, the hall was built from 1888 to 1890 and housed the council chambers for the City of Hawthorn. [1]
The Hawthorn Town Hall building was designed by John Beswicke, and opened with a grand ball in October 1889. In 1911, architect John Koch designed extensions and renovations, with a balcony in the hall, new decorations and a clock in the tower. In 1930 Stuart Calder designed additions–a new Council chamber, new upper foyer and entrance portico.
The City of Hawthorn was a local government area about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) east of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia, on the southeast bank of the Yarra River. The city covered an area of 9.71 square kilometres (3.75 sq mi), and existed from 1860 until 1994.
Hawthorn Town Hall, 1888. John Beswicke (1847 – 1925) was an architect who practiced in Melbourne between the 1870s and 1915.. A prolific and successful designer, he is known to have designed some 300 buildings, including 203 houses, 9 banks, 14 churches, 44 commercial buildings, 11 hotels, 15 institutional buildings such as hospitals, 45 shops and 6 large town halls.
Flinders Street station Hawthorn station The former Port Melbourne station, now a shop adjacent to a light rail stop. In cases where the heritage listing does not cover the entire station complex, the elements subject to the heritage listing are given. Auburn (1916) [1] Brighton Beach (building on platform 1/2, signal box and footbridge ...
Clements unveiled his alternative plan for the development of the 16-acre property, called Hawthorn Preserve, at a community meeting this week at town hall hosted by District 2 Town Councilor ...
A 5-year-old child had to be disarmed by police after answering the front door holding a loaded handgun in Michigan. The child opened the front door carrying the armed weapon to a cadet who came ...
This is a list of town halls in Melbourne, Australia, with the local municipality listed after them.. Box Hill Town Hall – City of Whitehorse; Brighton Town Hall, Melbourne – City of Bayside