Brantford City Hall, Town hall with brutalism architecture in Brantford, Canada.
Brantford City Hall is a Brutalist concrete building at 100 Wellington Square, designed by Michael Kopsa and completed in 1967. It replaced the 1849 town hall and has housed the city council since the move that year.
Brantford City Hall opened in 1967, designed by Michael Kopsa, replacing the town hall built in 1849 that had served the city since 1877. The old building and Market Square were demolished to clear the site for the Eaton Market Square retail complex.
Brantford City Council has met in this building since 1967, when it moved from the 1849 town hall. The council chamber and surrounding rooms are where residents can watch or address their elected representatives; the square outside, Wellington Square, gives the address its name and is the civic focus of the block.
The building is open to visitors during business hours from Monday through Friday to access municipal services. The location is easily reachable from Wellington Square and provides standard public access points.
The 1967 building replaced a town hall that had served Brantford since 1877; that older structure, built in 1849, was demolished together with Market Square to clear the site for the Eaton Market Square retail complex.
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