Port Melbourne Town Hall

The Port Melbourne Town Hall was erected in 1882 and is of a Free Classical design. The Town Hall is an important element in the historic Bay Street streetscape of inner city Port Melbourne.

The Town Hall survives substantialy intact as shown in an illustration of 1882, except that the cement render has been painted.

The architect Mr J J Wild employed free Classical architectural motifs in the form of two projecting end pavilions and a central tower, unified at ground floor level by an arcaded loggia surmounted by balustrading. The cast iron fencing at the sides is in very good condition. The facade of the rear 1915 wing survives in original condition.

After the amalgamatian of the City of Port Melbourne with the City of South Melbourne and the City of St Kilda in 1994 to form the City of Port Phillip, the Town Hall now functions as secondary offices for the new Port Phillip City Council (City of Port Phillip).

References

* [http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/ahdb/search.pl?mode=place_detail;place_id=15413 Australian Heritage Commission]

ee also

*List of Town Halls in Melbourne
*City of Port Phillip
*List of Mayors of Port Phillip
*List of Mayors of Port Melbourne
*List of Mayors of South Melbourne
*List of Mayors of St Kilda

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