Hawthorn Town Hall is a civic building located in Hawthorn

Hawthorn, Victoria

Hawthorn is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Boroondara...

, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia. Designed by architect John Beswicke

John Beswicke

John Beswicke was an architect and licensed surveyor operating in Melbourne between 1882 and 1915. He was apprenticed to the firm Crouch and Wilson at age 16, where he continued to work for 18 years, finishing as head assistant. On January 2, 1882 Ralph Wilson and John Beswicke formed the...

 in the Second Empire style, the hall was built from 1888–1890 and housed the council chambers for the City of Hawthorn

City of Hawthorn

The City of Hawthorn was a Local Government Area located about east of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia, on the southeast bank of the Yarra River. The city covered an area of , and existed from 1860 until 1994.-History:...

. After the City of Hawthorn was dissolved in 1994 and absorbed into the newly created City of Boroondara

City of Boroondara

The City of Boroondara is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. It is located in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne.This area was originally occupied by the Wurundjeri, Indigenous Australians of the Kulin nation....

, the building was used as a library, museum and gallery space.