Randwick Town Hall

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.

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
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)
[1]

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

• Architecture portal

• List of town halls in Sydney
• Architecture of Sydney

References

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

Media related to Randwick Town Hall at Wikimedia Commons