Albany, Western Australia - City and Town Halls on Waymarking.com

The Municipality of Albany came into being in 1871. The decision to build the town hall was made in the early 1880s.The Albany Town Hall is designed in a Victorian Free Classical style is a two storied public building with a clocktower, constructed of granite masonry with
stucco ornamentation.
The Albany Town Hall was opened by the Mayor William Grills Knight on 1st June 1888. In 1981, the Albany Town Council commenced a $1 million project to convert The Town Hall into a theatre, which opened in 1986., however the use of the building for theatrical performances ceased with the opening of the $70 million Entertainment Centre .
Albany is the oldest permanently settled town in Western Australia, more than two years before Perth and Fremantle

Name: Albany Town Hall Address: York St Albany, W.A Australia 6330 Date of Construction: 1887 Architect: Henderson, Marriot and co. of Adelaide Memorials/Commemorations/Dedications: Centenary of settlement memorial Town Hall opening plaque Web Site for City/Town/Municipality: [Web Link]

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