George Meehan House
| George Meehan House | |
|---|---|
.jpg) George Meehan House | |
| Location | High Road, Wood Green |
| Coordinates | 51°36′13″N 0°06′39″W / 51.6036°N 0.1107°W |
| Built | 1865 |
| Architectural style(s) | Italianate style |
  Shown in Haringey | |
George Meehan House is a municipal building in High Road, Wood Green, London. It is a locally listed building.[1]
History
The building, which was designed in the Italianate style, was built as a private residence known as Earlham Grove House and was completed in 1865.[2] The philanthropist Catherine Smithies (1785-1877), who founded the Band of Mercy animal welfare group which later merged with the RSPCA, lived in the house in the mid 19th century.[2] Her son, Thomas Bywaters Smithies (1817-1883), who was the publisher of the The British Workman, also lived in the house at that time.[2]
The house was acquired by the local board of health for use as a public library in 1893 and then became the offices of Wood Green Urban District Council in 1913.[2] It went on to become the headquarters of the Municipal Borough of Wood Green when it secured municipal borough in 1933.[3] It remained the local town hall until the council moved to Wood Green Civic Centre in March 1958.[4] It subsequently remained in use as the local registry office under the name Woodside House, before being renamed George Meehan House after a local councillor in 2018.[2]
References
- ^ "Local Heritage List" (PDF). London Borough of Haringey. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "The History of George Meehan House". London Borough of Haringey. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "Wood Green". A Vision of Britain. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "London's Town Halls". Historic England. p. 97. Retrieved 4 May 2020.