Original Melbourne Village Hall

Original Melbourne Village Hall

Front View of Building
General information
Architectural style Military Barracks[1][2]
Town or city Hall Road
Melbourne Village, Florida
Country United States
Coordinates 28°05′05″N 80°39′53″W / 28.08481°N 80.66473°W / 28.08481; -80.66473Coordinates: 28°05′05″N 80°39′53″W / 28.08481°N 80.66473°W / 28.08481; -80.66473
Construction started circa 1941[1]

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]

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.

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Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 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. 1 2 3 4 Brevard County Historical Commission. Historic Brevard: Your Guide to Historic Landmarks in Brevard County (2006), p. 23.

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