Beaverbrook
Kin Centre
On September 16th,
1953 the former Town of Newcastle held their first council meeting in the new Beaverbrook Theatre and Town Hall following
an official opening ceremony.
Lord Beaverbrook, Honourary
Mayor of Newcastle, presided over the ceremonies and was so
impressed with the architecture and interior design, he asked the town to not make any changes to it in monument of the people
who designed it.
The building, which was
a gift from Lord Beaverbrook, was considered one of the finest civic buildings in Canada at the time. The structure
housed an auditorium, which seated 450 and was constructed of Northumberland County-cut sandstone, fire-resistant brick and
finished in a neo-classic design.
The building was used
as a Town Hall until 1995 when the Town of Newcastle, and The Town of Chatham amalgamated to
become the City of Miramichi.
