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Paradise Public Hall, 4508 Ararat-St Arnaud Road, PARADISE
Location4508 Ararat-St Arnaud Road PARADISE, NORTHERN GRAMPIANS SHIRE LevelRecommended for Heritage Overlay |
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Statement of Significance
The Paradise Public Hall, 4508 Ararat-St Arnaud Road, Paradise, has significance as a moderately intact example of an early 20th century building recognised by the local community for cultural and recreational reasons. Previously the local Mechanics Institute, the building appears to be in good condition. The Paradise Public Hall is architecturally significant at a LOCAL level. It demonstrates original design qualities for an early 20th century hall building. These qualities include the gambrel roof form, galvanised corrugated iron roof cladding, and the horizontal timber weatherboard and strapped cement sheet wall cladding. Other intact or appropriate qualities include the timber framed double hung windows, rear gabled window with face cream brick chimney and the broad eaves. The Paradise Public Hall is historically and socially significant at a LOCAL level. It is associated with the development of a Mechanics Institute in the early 20th century, and it recognised and valued by the local community for cultural and recreational reasons. Overall, the Paradise Public Hall is of LOCAL significance.
Group
Community Facilities
Category
Hall Public