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ROYAL STANDARD HOTEL
Other Namesthematic , - Location39 VICTORIA STREET, and STANLEY STREET, TOORA, SOUTH GIPPSLAND SHIRE LevelRec for HO area contributory |
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Statement of Significance
What is significant?
The Royal Standard Hotel, at 39 Victoria Street, Toora, built in 1889, is significant. This two-storey brick and roughcast render Victorian hotel has a two storey timber verandah with straight roof and a timber Federation balustrades c.1900. A rendered straight parapet with splayed corner, urn bases and basic cornices conceals a hipped roof. Other key features include:
1889 building
1889 building
- Semi-circular pediment with a small acroterion cap and embossed elements such as 4 stars and the date of establishment, 1889.
- Stop chamfered posts on both floors with original posts on the lower level as they are not continuous to those on upper level
- Arched windows on Stanley Street ground level (later addition)
- Roof without parapet (later addition)
1939 extension on Stanley Street (North of verandah)
- Larger hip element to roof
- Two shopfronts on ground level
- Ground floor windows closest to splayed corner have been altered. Original windows and doors were arched on both Stanley and Victoria Streets
Non-original alterations or additions, other than those specified above, are not significant.
How is it significant?
The Royal Standard Hotel, at 39 Victoria Street, Toora, is of local historic, aesthetic and social significance to the South Gippsland Shire.
Why is it significant?
Historically, the Royal Standard Hotel in Toora is the oldest extant hotel within the South Gippsland Shire, being built in 1889, less than one year after the first land sales for Toora. The early construction of the building shows the optimism surrounding the new township of Toora and the establishment of the South Eastern Railway. This hotel also demonstrates the wealth and development of Toora over time to establish itself as one of the main towns in South Gippsland. (Criterion A)
Aesthetically this hotel is a rare example of an intact early hotel, with other early hotels such as the Commercial Hotel, Leongatha (see LE-BA-002) and the Austral Hotel, Korumburra (see KOR-BR-20) having significant extensions and alterations made. The Royal Standard is a local landmark within Toora as it is on the corner of two main roads, Stanley and Victoria Streets. The building is integral to the historic and aesthetic character of Stanley Street, Victoria Street and the town of Toora. (Criterion E)
Socially, the Royal Standard Hotel would have been a place for connection and community during the early establishment of Toora and continues to be such today. (Criterion G)
Aesthetically this hotel is a rare example of an intact early hotel, with other early hotels such as the Commercial Hotel, Leongatha (see LE-BA-002) and the Austral Hotel, Korumburra (see KOR-BR-20) having significant extensions and alterations made. The Royal Standard is a local landmark within Toora as it is on the corner of two main roads, Stanley and Victoria Streets. The building is integral to the historic and aesthetic character of Stanley Street, Victoria Street and the town of Toora. (Criterion E)
Socially, the Royal Standard Hotel would have been a place for connection and community during the early establishment of Toora and continues to be such today. (Criterion G)
Group
Recreation and Entertainment
Category
Hotel