The construction of the Croatian Hall was initiated by the members of the patriotic association ˝Viški skup˝ (˝Vis Council˝), founded in 1870 with the goal of strengthening national awareness and combatting the influence of the Autonomist Party.
The Hall was built in 1905 with the help of two emigrants from Vis, Tomo Bradanović and Luka Tramontana, and the shares of the ˝Dioničko društvo Hrvatskog doma“ (˝Public Limited Company of the Croatian Hall˝).
The building was constructed in a Neo-Gothic style with a horizontally divided facade: a stone ground floor made from massive rusticated stones with a sequence of openings with broken arches, the first floor with tall biforas (mullioned windows), and a second floor with a sequence of biforas and round attic windows.
The walls have been finished with an imitation of terracotta bricks, and white stone openings stand out on the mortar. The corner tower that terminates with a stone crown gives the entire building the appearance of a fortification.
There used to be a coffee house on the ground floor of this Neo-style building while, on the first floor, there is a large banquet hall with a gallery that covers two stories, and which has remained preserved in its original form.
The Croatian Hall has remained the center of the cultural and social life of the town.
The building of the Croatian Hall is entered in the Register of Cultural Goods of the Republic of Croatia.
