Original Melbourne Village Hall Explained

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.

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  1. [Brevard County, Florida|Brevard County]
  2. Brevard County Historical Commission. Historic Brevard: Your Guide to Historic Landmarks in Brevard County (2006), p. 23.

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