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PAKENHAM HOTEL

Other Name Main Street, Pakenham Location 153 MAIN STREET, PAKENHAM, CARDINIA SHIRE Level Included in Heritage Overlay

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Statement of Significance

Pakenham Hotel, built in 1928-29 on a traditional hotel site, is of significance to the Cardinia Shire as an important meeting place for the district farming community and one of the town's most substantial and modern buildings over a long period. The building is architecturally significant and an example of the work of Melbourne architect, Harry W. Johnson, who designed this two-storey red brick and stucco Spanish style building. The hotel has landmark qualities and is an important public building located at the end of the shopping centre, next to the railway and near to the station from where much of its trade arrived. The pine and the cordyline are both contributory to the history of the place.

Regional Significance