Paddington Town Hall

Paddington Town Hall
Paddington Town Hall
Paddington Town Hall is located in Sydney
Paddington Town Hall
Paddington Town Hall
Location in Greater Sydney
General information
TypeTown hall
Architectural styleVictorian Free Classical
Address249 Oxford Street, Paddington
Town or citySydney, New South Wales
CountryAustralia
Coordinates33°53′06″S 151°13′33″E / 33.885125°S 151.225792°E / -33.885125; 151.225792
Current tenants
Construction started8 November 1890 (1890-11-08)
Completed1891 (1891)
Opened3 October 1891 (1891-10-03)
RenovatedAugust 1905 (1905-08)
ClientMunicipality of Paddington
OwnerCity of Sydney
Height
Tip32-metre (105 ft) clock tower
Design and construction
Architect(s)John Edward Kemp
Main contractorR. Steele
Website
cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au
Official namePaddington Town Hall; Town Hall
TypeState heritage (built)
Criteriaa., c., d.
Designated2 April 1999
Reference no.561
TypeTown Hall
CategoryCommunity Facilities

The Paddington Town Hall is a heritage-listed former town hall building located at 249 Oxford Street in the inner eastern Sydney suburb of Paddington, in the City of Sydney local government area of New South Wales, Australia. Sir Henry Parkes laid its foundation stone in 1890 when Paddington was a separate municipality. It was designed by John Edward Kemp and built from 1890 to 1891, and remains a distinctive example of Victorian architecture in Sydney. The clock tower, completed in 1905, is 32 metres (105 ft) high and is a prominent landmark on the ridge of Oxford Street.[1] It is also known as Town Hall and was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[2]

  1. ^ Gazzard, Don (October 2012). "Heritage in action…". Architect and Writer: Don Gazzard. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Paddington Town Hall". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00561. Retrieved 13 October 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.