Cairns City Council Chambers

Cairns City Council Chambers
Cairns City Council Chambers (now City Library), 2025
Location151 Abbott Street, Cairns City, Cairns, Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia
Coordinates16°55′13″S 145°46′31″E / 16.9204°S 145.7752°E / -16.9204; 145.7752
Design period1919–1930s (interwar period)
Built1929–1930
ArchitectHill & Taylor
Architectural style(s)Federal architecture
Official nameCairns City Council Chambers
Typestate heritage (built, landscape)
Designated5 October 1998
Reference no.601576
Significant period1920s–1930s (historical)
1929–ongoing (social)
1930s–1960s (fabric)
Significant componentsviews to, trees/plantings, strong room, council chamber/meeting room, visitor's area, foyer – entrance, office/s, furniture/fittings, garden/grounds
BuildersAlex McKenzie
Location of Cairns City Council Chambers in Queensland
Cairns City Council Chambers (Australia)

Cairns City Council Chambers is a heritage-listed former town hall and now council library at 151 Abbott Street, Cairns City, Cairns, Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Hill & Taylor and built from 1929 to 1930 by Alex McKenzie. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 5 October 1998. It is now home to the Cairns City Library.