R.S.L. Hall (Formerly National Bank)

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

The R.S.L. Hall at Portarlington, formely the Colonial Ban of Australasia, was erected in 1888. This conservative classical revival style bank and residence is constructed of cement rendered brickwork and is typical fo the work of George Jobbins, architect to the Colonial Bank and author of similar buildings at Drysdale, Birregurra and Winchelsea. The structure is a simply yet refined classical design with an appreciable townscape contribution to the seaside hamlet, Portarlington.

References

National Trust of Australian (Victoria) File no 408.

Trethowan, Bruce, Banks in Victoria 1851-1939, a study for the Historic Buildings Preservation Council 1976 - for details of the practice of George Jobbins and the buildings of the Colonial Bank of Australasia.

Tonkin, Ray, Three Warnambook Architests, '1. George Jobbins', History of Architecture Research Essay Department of Architecture University of Melbourne 1971, for details of career of Jobbins and including detailed bibliography and biography.

Group

Commercial

Category

Bank