Gympie Town Hall, Heritage-listed civic building in Gympie, Australia
Gympie Town Hall is a heritage-listed building at 2 Caledonian Hill, designed by the Department of Public Works and John James Clark and built in 1939 by Marberete Company Pty Ltd, the Department of Public Works and Joseph Jew. It was extended in 1938–1939 by Brisbane architect C H Griffin. The complex includes the former Maternal and Child Welfare Clinic, a concrete-rendered building with an entry portico flanked by four columns and a rib-and-pan iron roof with its original fleche.
Gympie Town Hall opened in 1890 on land the council chose in 1883, designed by Clark Brothers; William Smyth MLA opened it on 4 March 1891 and the first council meeting was held the same day. Brisbane architect C H Griffin extended it in 1938–1939 with a new post office and reception hall, opened by State Treasurer Frank Cooper on 21 October 1939. The council met there again from 2009.
The former Maternal and Child Welfare Clinic stands in the Town Hall Reserve facing Mellor Street, not inside the hall itself. Opened on 24 April 1926, it was one of ten regional clinics built to a standardised design by the Department of Public Works, of which nine remain. Its work was funded by profits from the Golden Casket lottery under the Maternity Act 1922.
The town hall stands at 2 Caledonian Hill, with the former Maternal and Child Welfare Clinic in the same Town Hall Reserve facing Mellor Street. The council meets in the building again since 2009, while other rooms serve as offices for council staff. Visitors should check with the Gympie Regional Council before planning a look inside.
The former Maternal and Child Welfare Clinic stands in the Town Hall Reserve facing Mellor Street, not on Caledonian Hill. Built by the Department of Public Works and opened on 24 April 1926, it is one of ten regional clinics built to a standardised design, of which nine remain. Its rendered concrete entry portico is flanked by four columns, and the rib-and-pan iron roof keeps its original fleche.
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