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Sunderland Town Hall

by Site Admin last modified 2011-05-09 10:30

The Sunderland Town Hall is host to the annual Sunderland Lions Music Festival - held annually each February since 1956. Playschool is also held in this facility two mornings a week from September through June. The Durham Farm & Rural Family Resources also operates here on one morning each week, mid-September to June.

The facility offers a full size kitchen and a banquet room accommodating 141 persons seated or 96 for dining.

The auditorium/stage area accommodates up to 351 people for a play or a maximum of 182 for dining. The Town Hall is located at 120 River Street, Sunderland. This facility is wheelchair accessible.  For bookings please contact 705-432-2355, ext.221.  Rental rates may be found here (rates include HST).

The Sunderland Town Hall has been designated as being of architectural and historical interest under the Ontario Heritage Act, R.S.O. 1990:

The hall was constructed in 1906 following one year of planning and was completed in 1907. Its purpose was to replace an existing hall which had outgrown its purpose. The existing building served as the former Township of Brock municipal offices as well as to provide space for various community events inclusive of political rallies, dances, plays, and concerts within the auditorium on the second floor. The hall supports additional community activities since the municipal offices were vacated in 1996.

The hall represents the largest building on the main street of Sunderland and is an important element of the streetscape of the community. The two-storey building supports a variety of architectural elements including Romanesque brick arched windows with Baroque style keystones and a commanding Gothic style stained glass rose window which dominates the front facade of the building. The hall also contains a four-storey bell tower capped with a pitched roof and Baroque style dormers.

The building's interior is similar to church architecture with two transepts flanking the central nave overlooked by three stained glass arched windows on each side of the building. The second floor hall also contains a vaudevillian stage and large balcony trimmed with an antique brass balustrade, painted metal ceiling, and antique brass chandelier.


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