Cairns City Council Chambers

Cairns City Council Chambers
Cairns City Council Chambers (now City Library), 2012
Location151 Abbott Street, Cairns City, Cairns, Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia
Coordinates16°55′13″S 145°46′31″E / 16.9204°S 145.7752°E / -16.9204; 145.7752
Design period1919–1930s (interwar period)
Built1929–1930
ArchitectHill & Taylor
Architectural style(s)Federal architecture
Official nameCairns City Council Chambers
Typestate heritage (built, landscape)
Designated5 October 1998
Reference no.601576
Significant period1920s–1930s (historical)
1929–ongoing (social)
1930s–1960s (fabric)
Significant componentsviews to, trees/plantings, strong room, council chamber/meeting room, visitor's area, foyer – entrance, office/s, furniture/fittings, garden/grounds
BuildersAlex McKenzie
Cairns City Council Chambers is located in Queensland
Cairns City Council Chambers
Location of Cairns City Council Chambers in Queensland
Cairns City Council Chambers is located in Australia
Cairns City Council Chambers
Cairns City Council Chambers (Australia)

Cairns City Council Chambers is a heritage-listed former town hall and now council library at 151 Abbott Street, Cairns City, Cairns, Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Hill & Taylor and built from 1929 to 1930 by Alex McKenzie. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 5 October 1998.[1] It is now home to the Cairns City Library.

  1. ^ "Cairns City Council Chambers (entry 601576)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.

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