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 2,300 to serve as the town hall and municipal chamber for the Borough of Randwick.

Randwick City Hall
Randwick Town Hall is located in Sydney
Randwick Town Hall
Location in Greater Sydney
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeLocal government town hall
Architectural styleVictorian Italianate
Location90 Avoca Street, Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales
CountryAustralia
Coordinates33°54′41″S 151°14′36″E / 33.911306°S 151.243333°E / -33.911306; 151.243333
Construction started1882
Opened3 February 1882 (1882-02-03)
Renovated1937
Cost2,300
Renovation cost10,000
OwnerCity of Randwick (Randwick Shire)
Technical details
MaterialBrick; rendered with stucco and cement
Floor count2
Design and construction
Architecture firmBlackmann and Parkes
Main contractorG. R. Keats
Other information
Seating capacity220 (seated); 300 (standing)
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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]

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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.
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