Avalon Theatre, Hobart

Avalon Theatre
Temperance Hall, Bijou Theatre
Avalon Theatre in 2023
Map
Address52 – 54 Melville Street
Hobart, Tasmania
Australia
Coordinates42°52′50.06″S 147°19′27.97″E / 42.8805722°S 147.3244361°E / -42.8805722; 147.3244361
OwnerHillsong Church[2]
Capacity700 (1890), 936 (1937), 927 (1951), 756 (1966)[3]
Construction
OpenedMay 1, 1890; 134 years ago (1890-05-01)
ClosedNovember 1976; 47 years ago (1976-11)
Years active1890–1976
ArchitectR. Flack Richards[1]
Place ID11,054[4]
StatusPermanently Registered

The Avalon Theatre is a historic former Temperance Hall, theatre and cinema in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.

  1. ^ "NEW TEMPERANCE HALL". Daily Telegraph (Launceston). Vol. X, no. 104. Tasmania, Australia. 2 May 1890. p. 2. Retrieved 23 August 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ Howard, Jessica (1 December 2020). "Hillsong Church puts forward plans for conversion of former Avalon Theatre in central Hobart". The Mercury (Hobart). Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Avalon Theatre 52 – 54 Melville Street, Hobart, TAS 7000". Cinema Treasures. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Permanent and Provisional Registrations as at 22 Jan 2021" (PDF). Tasmanian Heritage Register. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.