Argo Hotel

How is it Significant?
The Argo Hotel is of local architectural and historical significance to the City of Stonnington.

Why is it Significant?
The Argo Hotel is of historical significance for the enduring use of the site as licensed premises for almost one and a half centuries. The hotel also demonstrates the major interwar trend of rebuilding nineteenth century hotels to meet stringent State liquor licensing laws. The Argo Hotel is of additional significance for its location in a residential neighbourhood, catering for a local clientele away from major thoroughfares.

The Argo Hotel is architecturally significant as a rare and largely intact example of an interwar hotel executed in an accomplished low-key Mediterranean mode. This style is commonly associated with domestic rather than commercial buildings and the Argo Hotel's architectural expression is unique among hotel buildings in the City of Stonnington and rare in hotels in the broader Metropolitan area. The significance of the Argo Hotel is further enhanced by its association with interwar architect Gordon J Sutherland.

Group

Recreation and Entertainment

Category

Inn/Tavern