Ivanhoe is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Banyule local government area. Ivanhoe recorded a population of 13,374 at the 2021 census. History Greenway's Ivanhoe Hotel was opened near current day Upper Heidelberg Road in 1854. The homestead "Chelsworth" was built in 1860 and was an early farming property. The origins of the property are traced to 1846 when Patrick Stevenson operated a local dairy farm. The house now forms part of the Ivanhoe Golf Course. Ivanhoe Post Office opened on 1 September 1874. Ivanhoe North Post Office, on Waterdale Road near Banksia Street opened on 17 May 1926. An Ivanhoe West Post Office was open from 1955 until 1988. Many streets in the area derive their names from characters in the novel Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott. The main station building of Ivanhoe train station was built in 1888. In 1913, the property "Clarivue" was built, described as "the grandest of the early medieval domestic revival houses in Heidelberg". In about 1962 it became the home of the Ivanhoe RSL sub-branch. In April 2017,a major fire took hold of the building. As of March 2022, the heritage-listed Queen Ann style building located in Studley Road has remained untouched since, without repair or restoration. In 1937 the Heidelberg Town Hall at Ivanhoe was opened. It was noted at the time to be "one of the most noteworthy contributions made to suburban architecture in some years". The building features deeply recessed windows and doorways, a clock tower, main hall with seating accommodation for 1,000 people, laid with parquetry wood blocks, carpeted lounges, a full-size concert platform with dressing rooms, concealed lighting, a supper room, a large foyer, cloak rooms and a meeting-room or third hall beind the main hall. There was also a kitchen. Steps lead up to the municipal offices and council chamber for the Heidelberg City Council. In 1938, the Heidelberg Children's Free Library, in the Heidelberg Town Hall at Ivanhoe was opened. In the mid-1960s, the annual Boulevard Christmas lights event has taken place where dozen's of houses in The Boulevard, Ivanhoe are decorated for Christmas. It began as a community event for local residents. Banyule City Council became involved in later years. Ivanhoe library opened on 8 October 1965. It was demolished and replaced on the same site next to the historic Town Hall with the