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George F Love Memorial Hall

Location

111 Lonsdale Street HAMILTON, Southern Grampians Shire

File Number

HAMDS #079

Level

Stage 2 study complete

Statement of Significance

SIGNIFICANCE: »Named after Geo F Love, father Jean Love, a local songbird, the building contributes to the Uniting Church complex and the streetscape.

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

George F Love Memorial Hall

113 Lonsdale Street

This building has local significance as part of the Methodist (now Uniting) church complex bounded by Alexandra Parade, Cox and Lonsdale Streets. The Hall was opened in 1927 and nNamed after Geo F Love, father Jean Love, a local songbird. ([i]) It continues the Gothic Revival style of the earlier buildings. To mark the centenary of Victorian Methodism, a Centenary Hall was added in 1935. ([ii]) A link has been built between the hall and the church. The George F Love Hall is substantially intact and is in good condition. It contributes to the streetscape.

[i] D Garden, Hamilton, p 221

[ii] Building with God, Hamilton Methodist Church Circuit, undated and unpaginated; Australian Architectural Index; HSA DP Nos. 950, 951, 952 & 953. (shows complex of buildings).

Group

Community Facilities

Category

Hall Public