TRARALGON COURT HOUSE

 

 

The Traralgon Court House is a single-storey red brick courthouse adjoining the Traralgon Port Office, designed and constructed in 1886 by the Public Works Department. It includes loggia over the main entrances on Kay Street, objects integral to the court room and interiors.

The Traralgon Court House is of historical and architectural significance to the State of Victoria. It satisfies the following criterion for inclusion in the Victorian Heritage Register: 

Importance to the course, or pattern, of Victoria’s cultural history.

Importance in demonstrating the principal characteristics of a class of cultural places and objects

 

The Traralgon Court House is historically significant for its association with the establishment of substantial courthouses and public offices in regional towns during the late nineteenth century. It is a particularly impressive example which demonstrates the growth of civic administration and legal institutions in Victoria during this period.

 

The Traralgon Court House is architecturally significant as a key part of this Public Office Complex designed by the Public Works Department and a notable example of its class. Externally, the court room takes a Grecian temple form with a gabled roof, ornamental iron ridge cresting and cartouche. The main entrances are accentuated by loggias and porticos which are supported by cast iron and brick columns and surmounted by balustrades with ornamental urns. The Court House retains a collection of fine and original court room furniture.