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Morning Star Hotel
Location3 Electra Street WILLIAMSTOWN, Hobsons Bay City LevelIncl in HO area contributory |
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Statement of Significance
What is Significant?
The Morning Star Hotel, constructed in 1890, at 3 Electra Street, Williamstown. The Morning Star Hotel is of local historic, social and aesthetic significance to the City of Hobsons Bay. Historically, it is significant as one of the oldest continuously operating hotels in Williamstown. It demonstrates the improvements that were made to hotels as a result of changes to Licensing Laws in the late nineteenth century. (AHC criteria A4 and B2) Socially, it demonstrates the important role of hotels in the everyday community life of early Williamstown. (AHC criterion G1) Aesthetically, it is significant as superior example of an intact Victorian hotel, which retains original ornament and form. The scale of the building demonstrates the prosperity of Williamstown and expresses the confidence of the owners in the future development of Williamstown at the time the hotel was built. Prominently sited near a key intersection, it makes a significant contribution to the historic character of Electra Street and the surrounding area. (AHC criteria E1 and F1)
Group
Commercial
Category
Hotel