Rose of Australia Hotel

The Rose of Australia hotel is of local historic, social and aesthetic significance to the City of Hobsons Bay.

Historically, it is significant as the earliest surviving commercial building in Ferguson Street and illustrates the development associated with the era when Williamstown was the main port of Melbourne. It is also significant for its strong associations with John Morgan who was one the more prominent commercial and political figures in Williamstown. (AHC criteria A4, D2 and H1)

Aesthetically, it is significant as near original simply designed hotel which adopts a traditionally early but common form and contributes physically and historically to the commercial streetscape. (AHC criteria E1 and F1)

Socially, it is significant for its role as a community meeting place over a long period and it demonstrates the importance of hotels in the early development of Williamstown. (AHC criterion G1)

Group

Commercial

Category

Hotel