The Old Town Hall History Center is located in a building that was built in 1908 by the Melbourne Beach Improvement Company. That company was organized to develop the area into a town with streets, buildings, facilities, etc.
The officers were Capt. Rufus Beaujean, his son Don Beaujean and Lawrence Ryckman. It may be that in this building, they each had an office with an entry door and the fourth door could have been the Post Office. It was located by the pier in the area now called Ryckman Park.
In the mid 50s, a new town hall was built so this building was floated down the river and set on land in the area of the present golf course. It was moved again in 1976 to its present location.
About the rehabilitation
In 2001, some members of the present Board learned that the County was going to demolish the run-down building. A letter/petition campaign was started to "Save the Building". County and Town governments co-operated. Many volunteers and craftsmen worked donated their time and materials like wiring, roofing, plumbing. In all, it was six years of community effort and the building was opened in May of 2007. (see list of volunteers below)
There are history exhibits in the OLD TOWN HALL HISTORY CENTER pertaining to pineapples, shipwrecks, Ais Indians, Juan Pone de Leon, Casino, and the railroad and tram.
You can also get information by searching Google for Town of Melbourne Beach Old Town History Center ( GOOGLE here )
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