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Foresters Hall

Location 9-11 Gawler Street PORTLAND, GLENELG SHIRE Level Included in Heritage Overlay

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Statement of Significance

The Foresters Hall, 9-11 Gawler Street, was erected c.1842 by Thomas Wilkinson as an office and printing works for the "portland Guardian". In 1854 - 55, the bluestone facade was added, the architect was J. Hughes. The Foresters tack occupancy of the building in 1864 when the bluestone facade parapet was added. Subsequent alterations include the ground floor fenestration which originally comprised single windows flanking the central entrance. This building is one of the earliest surviving in Portland and with its associations with Thomas Wilkinson and the "Portland Guardian", forms an his):Orical link with the town' s early settlement. The stone facade is simply composed and epitomizes the architectural style of Portland's early commercial buildings.