Footscray Town Hall, also known as ''Maribyrnong Town Hall'' since council amalgamations in the 1990s, is a civic building located on Napier Street in Footscray, a suburb of

Melbourne, Australia Melbourne ( , ; Boonwurrung/ or ) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second most-populous city in Australia, after Sydney. The city's name generally refers to a metropolitan area also known ...

. The hall was built in 1936 to the design of architect Joseph Plottel in the

Romanesque Revival Romanesque Revival (or Neo-Romanesque) is a style of building employed beginning in the mid-19th century inspired by the 11th- and 12th-century Romanesque architecture. Unlike the historic Romanesque style, Romanesque Revival buildings tended t ...

— Richardson Romanesque style. It replaced the previous town hall on the same site, which was demolished in 1935. The building is now used as the main council chambers of the City of Maribyrnong.

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{{coord, display=title, -37.804608, 144.900669, type:landmark_region:AU Town halls in Melbourne Romanesque Revival architecture in Australia 1936 establishments in Australia Heritage-listed buildings in Melbourne Buildings and structures in the City of Maribyrnong Government buildings completed in 1936

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