Caledonian Inn (Former)

The former Caledonian Inn, constructed c.1859, at 77 Cole Street, Williamstown.

The former Caledonian Inn at 77 Cole Street, Williamstown is of local historic, social and aesthetic significance to the City of Hobsons Bay.

Historically, it is significant as one of the oldest surviving hotels in Williamstown and is one of a number scattered throughout the otherwise residential area of the Government Survey precinct, which illustrates the proliferation of hotels prior to the introduction of stricter licensing controls in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. (AHC criteria A4 and D2)

Aesthetically, although the facade has been defaced, it is significant as a rare example of a single storey hotel that retains some notable early detailing such as the bluestone sidewalls and one early chimney. (AHC criteria B2 and E1)

Group

Commercial

Category

Inn/Tavern