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Former Balmoral Hotel

Location

66 Hyland Street, FYANSFORD VIC 3221 - Property No 276090

Level

Included in Heritage Overlay

Statement of Significance

B Listed - Regional Significance

The former Balmoral Hotel of Fyansford, a single storey brick structure, symmetrically disposed ina picturesque Gothic Revival style by Architect Walter Ferrier, was erected in 1854 for publican James Roger Miller. This hotel with prominent end gables, central verandah and double lancet timber windows, is located at the site of the crossing place of the Moorabool River and adjacent the junction of Barwon River. The area of Fyansford, originally Fyans Town, was an important early Victorian settlement with three hotels erected by 1855. The Balmoral Hotel has been considerably altered by mid 20th century renovations, but the original form is intact.

Group

Commercial

Category

Hotel