Benalla Town Hall , Benalla, VIC, Australia
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S 36° 33.063 E 145° 58.971
55H E 408967 N 5954447
A blue plaque on the old Town Hall
Waymark Code: WM1BCV4
Location: Victoria, Australia
Date Posted: 01/19/2025
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The Benalla Town Hall and Offices were built in 1882 as the Municipal Chambers and Shire Hall. The Italianate stucco building of two storeys with a symmetrical front has a central portico featuring Tuscan columns and a balcony. The protruding central section, which features a pediment surmounted by a circle enclosing, 1881, in cast cement.
Blue Plaque reads thus -
" BENALLA TOWN HALL
Built 1883
Built as the Municipal Chambers and Hall for Benalla Shire.
In 1929 the hall was enlarged by extending the auditorium and balcony, the stage and dressing rooms, with kitchen and supper room below. Original timber interiors were plastered, with ornate finish. The facade was upgraded with new front doors and a portico. The architect for this major work was H.L. Hanlon of Benalla; with the interior designed by renowned Victorian theatre de-signer A.A. Sargeant. City of Benalla Council administration moved from this build-ing to the Civic Centre in Fawckner Drive in 1972. "
Blue Plaque managing agency: Benalla & District Historical Society
Physical Address:
80-86 Nunn St
Benalla, Vic Australia
3672
Individual Recognized: Not listed
Web Address: Not listed
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