Original Melbourne Village Hall | |
Coordinates: | 28.0848°N -80.6647°W |
Location Town: | Hall Road Melbourne Village, Florida |
Location Country: | United States |
Construction Start Date: | circa 1941[1] |
Style: | Military Barracks[2] |
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.