Northcote Town Hall is an arts and community center located in
High Street
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in
Northcote, a suburb of
Melbourne
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,
Australia
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.
Town hall
It was designed in the
Classic Revival
Neoclassicism (also spelled Neo-classicism) was a Western cultural movement in the decorative and visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture that drew inspiration from the art and culture of classical antiquity. Neoclassicism was ...
style by
George Johnson and built in 1887 as the municipal offices and council chambers for the
City of Northcote
The City of Northcote was a local government area about northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of , and existed from 1883 until 1994.
History
Prior to the 1880s land boom, Northcote had bee ...
.
Arts and Community centre
After the amalgamation of the City of Northcote with the
City of Preston in 1994 to form the
City of Darebin
The City of Darebin is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, in the northern suburbs of Melbourne. It has an area of and in June 2018 Darebin had a population of 161,609. Municipal offices are located at 350 High Street, Preston.
Dar ...
, the Town Hall was redeveloped and renovated into an Arts, Community and Cultural venue.
The town hall now boasts seven meeting rooms for community meetings, training and passive recreation, two large studios for performances and events, a large main hall for functions and events seating up to 300 people and an outdoor civic square used for outdoor markets and performances.
As well as being an ideal performance and conference space, many of the rooms are used for rehearsal groups, children's music groups and passive recreation spaces for yoga and pilates.
See also
*
List of Town Halls in Melbourne
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
*Broadmeadows Town Hall – City of Hume
*Brunswi ...
External links and references
Official Northcote Town Hall websiteDarebin ArtsDarebin Historical Encyclopedia: Northcote Town Hall (images)Northcote Town Hall location map
{{Town halls of Melbourne
Town halls in Melbourne
Neoclassical architecture in Australia
1887 establishments in Australia
Buildings and structures in the City of Darebin
Government buildings completed in 1887