Heidelberg Town Hall is a civic building located on Upper Heidelberg Road in Ivanhoe, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia. It is now more commonly known as The Centre Ivanhoe
Opened in April 1937,[1] the building was designed by architectural firm Peck & Kemter in association with A.C. Leith & Bartlett for the Heidelberg City Council (now Banyule City Council) and was influenced by the Hilversum Town Hall in the Netherlands. It listed on the Victorian Heritage Register, described as "the greatest and most eloquent expression of the interwar brick Moderne style in Victoria."[2] The architects were awarded the Royal Victorian Institute of Architects Victorian Street Architecture Medal for 1939 for the building.[3]
Not long after the town hall opened the council engaged Bill Glennon to organise public dances on Wednesday and Saturday nights.[4] An 18-piece dance band played in the Great Hall, two smaller downstairs rooms– the Streeton and Condor rooms has separate dances each featuring different music styles. The Streeton room featured “old-time’ music and the Condor Room, Jazz.
Free buses brought patrons from Melbourne’s Northern suburbs.[4] The dances were hugely popular, over 2000 people would attend on a Saturday night. Many locals recount meeting their spouses at the ’Berg.
^"OPENING OF HEIDELBERG TOWN. HALL". Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957). 30 April 1937. p. 3. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
^"Heidelberg Town Hall, Victorian Heritage Register (VHR) Number H2077, Heritage Overlay HO77". Victorian Heritage Database. Heritage Victoria.
^"Medal Award For Street Architecture". Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954). 17 July 1940. p. 11. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
^ abGrow, Robin (2007). "'The berg': The place to be!". Spirit of Progress. 8 (4): 14–16.
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heidelberg, town, hall, civic, building, located, upper, heidelberg, road, ivanhoe, suburb, melbourne, australia, more, commonly, known, centre, ivanhoethe, civic, building, ivanhoealternative, namesthe, centre, ivanhoegeneral, informationtown, cityivanhoecoun. Heidelberg Town Hall is a civic building located on Upper Heidelberg Road in Ivanhoe a suburb of Melbourne Australia It is now more commonly known as The Centre IvanhoeHeidelberg Town HallThe civic building in IvanhoeAlternative namesThe Centre IvanhoeGeneral informationTown or cityIvanhoeCountryAustraliaCoordinates37 45 56 S 145 02 44 E 37 765571 S 145 045474 E 37 765571 145 045474Completed1937Design and constructionArchitect s Peck amp KemterOpened in April 1937 1 the building was designed by architectural firm Peck amp Kemter in association with A C Leith amp Bartlett for the Heidelberg City Council now Banyule City Council and was influenced by the Hilversum Town Hall in the Netherlands It listed on the Victorian Heritage Register described as the greatest and most eloquent expression of the interwar brick Moderne style in Victoria 2 The architects were awarded the Royal Victorian Institute of Architects Victorian Street Architecture Medal for 1939 for the building 3 Contents 1 The Berg 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksThe Berg editNot long after the town hall opened the council engaged Bill Glennon to organise public dances on Wednesday and Saturday nights 4 An 18 piece dance band played in the Great Hall two smaller downstairs rooms the Streeton and Condor rooms has separate dances each featuring different music styles The Streeton room featured old time music and the Condor Room Jazz Free buses brought patrons from Melbourne s Northern suburbs 4 The dances were hugely popular over 2000 people would attend on a Saturday night Many locals recount meeting their spouses at the Berg The dances continued until the 1970 s See also editList of Town Halls in MelbourneReferences edit OPENING OF HEIDELBERG TOWN HALL Argus Melbourne Vic 1848 1957 30 April 1937 p 3 Retrieved 20 May 2020 Heidelberg Town Hall Victorian Heritage Register VHR Number H2077 Heritage Overlay HO77 Victorian Heritage Database Heritage Victoria Medal Award For Street Architecture Herald Melbourne Vic 1861 1954 17 July 1940 p 11 Retrieved 26 May 2020 a b Grow Robin 2007 The berg The place to be Spirit of Progress 8 4 14 16 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Heidelberg Town Hall amp oldid 1120156388, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
