| 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″N80°39′53″W / 28.08481°N 80.66473°W Coordinates: 28°05′05″N80°39′53″W / 28.08481°N 80.66473°W |
| 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]
Melbourne Village is a town in Brevard County, Florida. The population was 662 at the 2010 United States Census. It is part of the Palm Bay–Melbourne–Titusville Metropolitan Statistical Area, and is the smallest incorporated municipality in Brevard County.
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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.
