Randwick Town Hall

Local government town hall in New South Wales, Australia

Randwick City Hall

Location in Greater Sydney

General information
Status| Completed
Type| Local government town hall
Architectural style| Victorian Italianate
Location| 90 Avoca Street, Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales
Country| Australia
Coordinates| 33°54′41″S 151°14′36″E﻿ / ﻿33.911306°S 151.243333°E﻿ / -33.911306; 151.243333
Construction started| 1882
Opened| 3 February 1882 (1882-02-03)
Renovated| 1937
Cost| A£2,300
Renovation cost| A£10,000
Owner| City of Randwick (Randwick Shire)
Technical details
Material| Brick; rendered with stucco and cement
Floor count| 2
Design and construction
Architecture firm| Blackmann and Parkes
Main contractor| G. R. Keats
Other information
Seating capacity| 220 (seated); 300 (standing)
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The Randwick City Hall is a heritage-listed town hall located in the Sydney suburb of Randwick, New South Wales, Australia. Designed by Messrs Blackmann and Parkes in the Victorian Italianate architectural style, the town hall was completed in 1882 at a cost of A£2,300 to serve as the town hall and municipal chamber for the Borough of Randwick.

The City Hall is listed on the (now defunct) Register of the National Estate[2] and as an item of local government significance on the New South Wales Heritage Database.[3]

## See also

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* Architecture portal

* List of town halls in Sydney
* Architecture of Sydney

## References

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1. ^ "Opening of Randwick City-Hall". The Sydney Morning Herald. Trove, National Library of Australia. 3 February 1882. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
2. ^ "Randwick City Hall, 90 Avoca St, Randwick, NSW, Australia (Place ID 1763)". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government. 21 October 1980. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
3. ^ "Randwick Town Hall". New South Wales Heritage Database. Office of Environment & Heritage. Retrieved 24 September 2016.

## External links

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