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Motel, 7-9 Newall Street, MARNOO
Location7-9 Newall Street MARNOO, NORTHERN GRAMPIANS SHIRE LevelRecommended for Heritage Overlay |
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Statement of Significance
The motel, 7-9 Newall Street, Marnoo, has significance as an intact example of a Modern Functionalist style that was typical for roadside architecture in Australia from the mid 20th century. Having its roots in American roadside buildings and motels from the interwar (c.1920s-1940s) period, the Marnoo motel reflects the progress of the township in the mid 20th century, with the need for visitor accommodation after the popularisation of the motor car. The motel, 7-9 Newall Street, Marnoo, is architecturally significant at a LOCAL level. It demonstrates original design qualities of a mid 20th century Modern Functionalist style typical for roadside motel design. These qualities include the flat and raking roof forms, wide eaves, box-like composition, single storey height, cement sheet wall cladding, and the flat roofed front verandahs supported by hollow steel columns. Another intact quality includes the visually distinctive horizontal banks of timber framed windows (punctuated by timber framed door openings) on the front facades. The motel, 7-9 Newall Street, Marnoo, is historically significant at a LOCAL level. It is associated with the progress of the Marnoo township in the mid 20th century with the need for visitor accommodation. It also represents a legacy of the popularisation of the motor car that provide greater access to outlying towns such as Marnoo, which subsequently provided roadside accommodation along similar architectural lines to that established in America during the interwar (c.1920s-1940s) period. Overall, the motel, 7-9 Newall Street, Marnoo, is of LOCAL significance.
Group
Transient Accommodation
Category
Motel