Monday 11 July 2011

Waterloo, library

Waterloo Library is a heritage listed building in the inner city suburb of Waterloo. The building was originally the Waterloo Town Hall, designed by John Smedley and built in 1881 in the Victorian Italianate style. It is historically significant as evidence of the small inner city council areas which were subsumed into larger municipalities.

11 comments:

  1. Beautiful old building Jim, perfect to house the library.

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  2. It's a very fancy building with all those unique architectural details!

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  3. Wonderful old building that looks as if it has a colourful history!

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  4. No wonder it is Heritage listed. Well worth preserving. By the way, is it still used by the public as an ordinary suburban lending library?

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  5. Nice architecture - it definitely needs to stay!

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  6. Hels, yes it is. This library is really close to the city and open six days a week. It's one of twelve branch libraries of the City of Sydney.

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  7. Wow, looks like a real gem, must visit Waterloo!

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  8. That's a delightful building. I like that style. Talk about staying power!

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