Bank of Victoria (former)

The Bank of Victoria (former) at 197 Albert Street, Sebastopol, which served as the Bank of Victoria from 1865 to 1895, to the extent of its 19th-century fabric. The modern fence on the Albert Street boundary is not significant.

The Bank of Victoria (former) at 197 Albert Street, Sebastopol is of local historic and architectural significance to the City of Ballarat.

The Bank of Victoria (former) at 197 Albert Street, Sebastopol is of historical significance as the first bank established in Sebastopol, Bank of Victoria, which operated out of these premises for its first 30 years. Indicative of the bank's tentative first foothold in Sebastopol, it only leased its domestic-style premises for the first seven years before purchasing the property in 1872. It is the only known bank building to survive in Sebastopol. (Criteria B & A)

Architecturally, the building is distinguished by its high quality details, in particular the workmanship of the basalt quoins and keystones to openings on the facade, the corniced basalt chimneys, and the elegant scrolled timber modillions beneath the roof eaves. (Criterion E)