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Centenary of the Opening of Dandenong Town Hall Print Page 
27-April-2015
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A plaque commemorates the centenary of the opening of the Dandenong Town Hall.
The Dandenong Town Hall, Lonsdale Street, was built in Free Classical style in 1890 as the combined Shire Hall, Courthouse and Mechanics Institute, at a cost of about 12,000 pounds. The architects were Beswicke and Hutchins and the contractor McCullogh and McAlpine. The two-storey, stucco rendered brick building, on a bluestone base course, features a lofty, Mansard-roofed, corner clock tower and projecting end wings with serlian motif windows and capped by pedimented niches.
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The Dandenong Town Hall, Lonsdale Street, was built in Free Classical style in 1890 as the combined Shire Hall, Courthouse and Mechanics Institute, at a cost of about 12,000 pounds. The architects were Beswicke and Hutchins and the contractor McCullogh and McAlpine. The two-storey, stucco rendered brick building, on a bluestone base course, features a lofty, Mansard-roofed, corner clock tower and projecting end wings with serlian motif windows and capped by pedimented niches.
Location
| Address: | Lonsdale & Walker Streets, Drum Theatre (Former Town Hall), Dandenong, 3175 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -37.987978 Long: 145.214568 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Government |
| Sub-Theme: | Local |
| Approx. Event Start Date: | 1890 |
| Approx. Event End Date: | 1990 |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Monday 3rd September, 1990 |
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Front Inscription
THIS PLAQUE WAS UNVEILED BY THE
MAYOR OF THE CITY OF DANDENONG
CR.IAN McDONALD,
ON
MONDAY 3RD SEPTEMBER 1990
TO CELEBRATE THE CENTENARY OF THE
OPENING OF THE DANDENONG TOWN HALL.
CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS COMMITTEE
CR.WAL TURNER, J.P., CHAIRPERSON
ALBERT BRAMLEY, EDNA BRAMLEY, KARYN HUMPHREYS,
CR. MAURIE JARVIS, M.B.E., J.P., CR. IAN McDONALD, MAYOR,
EILEEN QUIGLEY, CR.GARY SCATES, CLAIRE STONIER-KIPEN,
MAC TITCHER, MICHAEL TONTA
Source: MATHIS PLAQUE WAS UNVEILED BY THE
MAYOR OF THE CITY OF DANDENONG
CR.IAN McDONALD,
ON
MONDAY 3RD SEPTEMBER 1990
TO CELEBRATE THE CENTENARY OF THE
OPENING OF THE DANDENONG TOWN HALL.
CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS COMMITTEE
CR.WAL TURNER, J.P., CHAIRPERSON
ALBERT BRAMLEY, EDNA BRAMLEY, KARYN HUMPHREYS,
CR. MAURIE JARVIS, M.B.E., J.P., CR. IAN McDONALD, MAYOR,
EILEEN QUIGLEY, CR.GARY SCATES, CLAIRE STONIER-KIPEN,
MAC TITCHER, MICHAEL TONTA
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