| Waterloo Town Hall | |
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 Waterloo Town Hall, pictured in 2007 | |
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| Alternative names | Waterloo Library |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Government town hall |
| Architectural style | Victorian Italianate style with Second Empire elements |
| Location | 770 Elizabeth Street, Waterloo, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Country | Australia |
| Coordinates | 33°53′58″S 151°12′24″E / 33.89933°S 151.20658°E |
| Construction started | 1880 |
| Completed | 1882 |
| Renovated | 1996–1997 |
| Client | Waterloo Municipal Council |
| Owner | Sydney City Council |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) |
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| Architecture firm | Thornley & Smedley |
| Main contractor | Bretnall & Poulton |
| Renovating team | |
| Architect(s) | Stephenson and Turner |
New South Wales Heritage Database (Local Government Register) | |
| Official name | Waterloo Town Hall Including Interior and Former Air Raid Shelter |
| Type | Built |
| Criteria | a., b., c., d., e., f., g. |
| Designated | 14 December 2012 |
| Reference no. | Local register |
| Group/collection | Community Facilities |
| Category | Town Hall |
| Builders | George Bretnall and Arthur Poulton |
| References | |
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The Waterloo Town Hall is a heritage-listed town hall located in Waterloo, a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Located at 770 Elizabeth Street, it was built in 1880–82 in the Victorian Italianate architectural style with Second Empire elements by John Smedley, Edward Hughes and Ambrose Thornley. The town hall was the seat of Waterloo Municipal Council from 1882 to 1948 and since 1972 has been the Waterloo Library, a branch of the City of Sydney Library (and formerly South Sydney Library) servicing Waterloo and Alexandria.