The Parramatta Town Hall is a
heritage-listed town hall located in the
Greater Western Sydney suburb of ,
New South Wales
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, Australia. Designed by Messrs Blackmann and Parkes in the
Victorian Free Classical architectural style
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, the town hall was completed in 1883 at a cost of
A£
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2,300 to serve as the town hall and municipal chamber for the
Borough of Parramatta.
History
Established by passage of the and given
assent on 4 February 1879, the Town Hall is listed on the (now defunct)
Register of the National Estate and as a
local government
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listing on the
New South Wales Heritage Database
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[ The Town Hall was officially opened on 30 August 1873.]
Design
The walls are of stuccoed brickwork; with stucco moulding includes bracketed pediment-labelled moulds to upper windows; upper parapet
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to match balustrade on first floor balcony; broken segmental pediments rising from upper parapet over the entrance bay.[ In addition to the main hall that holds up to 300 people, the town hall has four additional rooms: the Jubilee Hall (accommodates up to 100 people), Charles Byrnes Room (accommodates up to 40 people), two meeting rooms (accommodating 30 and ten people respectively).][
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See also
* List of town halls in Sydney
This is a list of Town Halls in Sydney, Australia, with local municipality listed after it. Its main town hall is the Sydney City Hall.
* Alexandria
* Annandale
* Balmain
* Botany
* Darlington
* Erskineville
* Glebe
* Granville
* Hornsby
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* Architecture of Sydney
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References
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{{Town halls in Sydney
Government buildings completed in 1883
Town halls in Sydney
Victorian architecture in Sydney
1883 establishments in Australia
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New South Wales places listed on the defunct Register of the National Estate
New South Wales Heritage Database