Erskineville Town Hall

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Erskineville Town Hall is a heritage building in Erskineville, Sydney, at 104 Erskineville Road. It was built in 1937–38 and opened in 1938. Designed by Lindsay Gordon Scott, the red-brick building uses a simple inter-war Mediterranean/Georgian-inspired style. The original two-storey design with a clock tower was made smaller to fit the budget, becoming a single-storey town hall. The foundation stone was laid on 1 December 1937 and it was officially opened on 26 November 1938. It replaced the older Victorian-era town hall on an adjacent site, which dated from 1890.

The town hall was the seat of Erskineville Municipal Council from 1938 to 1948, and later served the South Sydney councils at different times (1968–1982 and 1989–2003). Since 2004, it has mainly functioned as a community centre for the City of Sydney. The interior features Queensland Maple furniture designed by William Hugh Greenwood.

A refurbishment funded by the Lord Mayor began in 2005, adding gas air-conditioning, solar energy, and better disability access; the work was completed in 2013. The town hall is listed on the City of Sydney heritage register as a locally significant building, recognized for the growth of small municipal councils in NSW from the 1870s to the 1940s and as one of three town halls from that era with art deco influences, a central clock tower, and a classical entry portico.