Original Melbourne Village Hall

The Original Melbourne Village Hall is a historic building currently located on Hall Road in Melbourne Village, Florida, United States. This building was built circa 1941 during World War II to serve as a military barracks at the Naval Air Station Banana River.[1][2] After World War II, the U.S. government declared the building surplus and subsequently sold it to the American Homesteading Foundation located at Melbourne Village.[1]

Original Melbourne Village Hall
Front View of Building
General information
Architectural styleMilitary Barracks[1][2]
Town or cityHall Road
Melbourne Village, Florida
CountryUnited States
Coordinates28.08481°N 80.66473°W / 28.08481; -80.66473
Construction startedcirca 1941[1]

In May 1948, the building was moved to its current location and used as a community center.[2] Upon becoming incorporated, the Town of Melbourne Village used the building from 1957 until 1963 as office space until a new town hall was constructed.[1][2] In 2003, Melbourne Village completed restorations of the building[1] and renamed it Hester Wagner Community House in December of that year.

See also

Notes
  1. Brevard County Historical Commission and Florida Department of State. Original Melbourne Village Hall Historical marker located on Hall Road at the Original Melbourne Village Hall.
  2. Brevard County Historical Commission. Historic Brevard: Your Guide to Historic Landmarks in Brevard County (2006), p. 23.
  • Additional front view of building
  • Historical marker at the Original Melbourne Village Hall
  • Sign on building
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