Coordinates: 42°53′00″S 147°19′53″E / 42.8834°S 147.3313°E / -42.8834; 147.3313

Hydro-Electric Commission Building

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Hydro-Electric Commission Building
The Hydro-Electric Commission building in 2017
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General information
TypeGovernment offices
LocationHobart, Tasmania, 16 Elizabeth Street
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Completed1938
Ownerhistoric: Hydro-Electric Commission present: Hobart City Council
Technical details
Floor count6
Design and construction
ArchitectsA & K Henderson

The Hydro-Electric Commission Building is a historic art deco building in the central business district of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. It was designed by the firm of A & K Henderson in 1938 as the headquarters of the Hydro-Electric Commission, the state-government hydro power authority. It is presently owned by the City of Hobart, operated as the Hobart Council Centre, serving the council and community organisations including start up incubator Enterprize.

It is permanently registered on the Tasmanian Heritage Register.[1]

History

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Illuminated for Queen Elizabeth II's coronation in 1953

Hobart City Council acquired the building in 1995, moving administrative functions from the Hobart Town Hall.[2]

References

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