Parramatta Town Hall, Victorian town hall in Parramatta, Australia.
Parramatta Town Hall is a two-story building with Victorian Free Classical architecture located on Church Street. It contains five rental spaces for events and connects to the adjacent Parramatta Square development through a glass atrium added in recent years.
Governor Arthur Phillip marked the site for public use in 1792. A fair was held there in 1813, and from 1816 to 1830 it hosted an annual Aboriginal gathering initiated by Governor Lachlan Macquarie. The council chambers opened in 1881, and the town hall itself opened in 1883, replacing the former marketplace.
The first public event in 1883 was given by the Parramatta Glee Club, and the hall went on to host travelling dramatic companies, the annual Butcher's Ball and a lecture on the Boer War by Banjo Paterson. The Trapp Family Singers, the family behind The Sound of Music, performed here in 1955. In 2016 Delta Goodrem and the rapper Gizzle filmed the video for the song "Enough" in the building.
The building is centrally located on Church Street in Parramatta and contains spaces of various sizes for different types of events. Accessibility and opening times can vary depending on the specific event or booking.
The location was chosen by Governor Arthur Phillip during the colonial period for public use. This connection to early European settlement runs deep in the site's history.
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