Footscray Town Hall, Melbourne

Name: Footscray Town Hall
Address: 61 Napier Street, Melbourne, Australia

#692 among attractions in Melbourne

City hall, Romanesque architecture

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Footscray Town Hall, also known as Maribyrnong Town Hall since council amalgamations in the 1990s, is a civic building located on Napier Street in Footscray, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia. The hall was built in 1936 to the design of architect Joseph Plottel in the Romanesque Revival—Richardson Romanesque style. It replaced the previous town hall on the same site, which was demolished in 1935. The building is now used as the main council chambers of the City of Maribyrnong. ()

Coordinates: 37°48'17"S, 144°54'4"E

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61 Napier StreetMaribyrnong (Footscray)Melbourne Australia

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Footscray Town Hall – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Whitten Oval, Yarraville, St. Prophet Ilija, Footscray Park.

0.8 miNW
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Whitten Oval, Melbourne
22 min walk • Whitten Oval is a stadium in the inner-western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in Barkly Street, West Footscray. It is the training and administrative headquarters of the Western Bulldogs, which competes in the Australian Football League.
1 miSW
Area
Yarraville, Melbourne
27 min walk • Yarraville is an inner-western suburb of Melbourne, Australia, 6 km from Melbourne's Central Business District. It is in the local government area of the City of Maribyrnong. At the 2016 census, Yarraville had a population of 14,965.
0.5 miW
Church
St. Prophet Ilija, Melbourne
12 min walk • The St. Prophet Ilija Macedonian Orthodox Church is a Macedonian Orthodox church serving the inner western Melbourne suburb of Footscray, Victoria, Australia.
0.8 miN
Park
Footscray Park, Melbourne
21 min walk • Footscray Park is one of the largest and most intact examples of an Edwardian park in Australia. The 15-hectare park is located on the south bank of the Maribyrnong River in Footscray in Victoria.
0.8 miNE
Sacred and religious sites, Temple
Heavenly Queen Temple, Melbourne
21 min walk • The Heavenly Queen Temple is a temple dedicated to Mazu or Tian Shang Sheng Mu, Chinese Goddess of Sea and Patron Deity of fishermen, sailors and any occupations related to sea/ocean, also regarded as Ancestral Deity for Lim Clan.
0.5 miN
Area
Melbourne/Footscray, Melbourne
13 min walk • Footscray is an inner-western suburb of Melbourne, Australia, 5 km from Melbourne's Central Business District. Its local government area is the City of Maribyrnong. At the 2016 census, Footscray had a population of 16,345.
1.2 miE
Shopping, Market
Melbourne Markets, Melbourne
31 min walk • Melbourne Market, more formally the Melbourne Wholesale Fruit & Vegetable Markets, is the main wholesale produce market for Melbourne, Australia, and the wider state of Victoria.
1 miNE
Bridge
Saltwater River Rail Bridge, Melbourne
25 min walk • The Saltwater River Rail Bridge is a large steel arch truss railway bridge completed in 1858 and crossing the Maribyrnong River on the Melbourne to Footscray railway in Melbourne, Victoria.
1.6 miNE
Neighbourhood
Flemington Post Office, Melbourne
41 min walk • Flemington Post Office is a heritage-listed post office at 2A Wellington Street, Flemington, Victoria, Australia. It was added to the Australian Commonwealth Heritage List on 8 November 2011.
1.2 miNE
Sport venue, Sport, Convention center
Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne
31 min walk • Flemington Racecourse is a major horse racing venue located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is most notable for hosting the Melbourne Cup, which is the world's richest handicap and the world's richest 3200-metre horse race.
1.4 miSE
Neighbourhood
Swanson Dock, Melbourne
37 min walk • Swanson Dock is an international shipping facility in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It was constructed between 1966 and 1972 by the Melbourne Harbor Trust, leading off the north bank of the Yarra River, to alleviate congestion in the port and provide the first container shipping terminal in Melbourne.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Footscray Town Hall?

Nearby attractions include St. Prophet Ilija, Melbourne (12 min walk), Melbourne/Footscray, Melbourne (13 min walk), Footscray Park, Melbourne (21 min walk), Heavenly Queen Temple, Melbourne (21 min walk).

How to get to Footscray Town Hall by public transport?

The nearest stations to Footscray Town Hall:

Bus

Napier St/Hyde St • Lines: 409 (1 min walk)
Hyde St/Bristow St • Lines: 409 (4 min walk)

Train

Footscray (7 min walk)
Seddon (11 min walk)

Tram

Stop 64: Footscray Station • Lines: 82 (7 min walk)
Stop 63: Hopkins Street (9 min walk)