Toowoomba City Hall

Toowoomba City Hall
Toowoomba City Hall, 2014
Location541 Ruthven Street, Toowoomba, Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia
Coordinates27°33′51″S 151°57′09″E / 27.5641°S 151.9524°E / -27.5641; 151.9524
Design period1900–1914 (early 20th century)
Built1900–1937
ArchitectWilloughby Powell
Official nameToowoomba City Hall, Toowoomba Town Hall
Typestate heritage (built)
Designated21 October 1992
Reference no.600865
Significant period1900s, 1937 (fabric)
1900–ongoing (historical, social)
Significant componentsauditorium, council chamber/meeting room, strong room, office/s, clock, fence/wall – perimeter, tower – clock
BuildersAlexander Mayne
Toowoomba City Hall is located in Queensland
Toowoomba City Hall
Location of Toowoomba City Hall in Queensland

Toowoomba City Hall is a heritage-listed town hall at 541 Ruthven Street, Toowoomba, Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Willoughby Powell and built in 1900 by Alexander Mayne. It is also known as Toowoomba Town Hall. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992.[1]

It is the third town hall in Toowoomba and the building was the location for the proclamation that Toowoomba was a city and was the first purpose built city hall ever constructed in Queensland.[2]

  1. ^ "Toowoomba City Hall (entry 600865)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  2. ^ Environmental Protection Agency (Queensland) (2000). Heritage Trails of the Great South East. State of Queensland. p. 76. ISBN 0-7345-1008-X.

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