FORMER GEELONG GRAMMAR SCHOOL

The Former Geelong Grammar School including all of the south wing (interior and exterior) and all of the land. The bungalow at 55A Maud Street and the front fence are of contributory significance. 

The Former Geelong Grammar School is of architectural and historical significance to the State of Victoria. It satisfies the following criterion for inclusion in the Victorian Heritage Register: 

Criterion A 

Importance to the course, or pattern, of Victoria’s cultural history. 

Criterion D 

Importance in demonstrating the principal characteristics of a class of cultural places and objects. 

The Former Geelong Grammar School is significant at the State level for the following reasons: 

The Former Geelong Grammar School is historically significant for its clear association with the foundation of one of Victoria's major private schools supported by influential Western District families. It is also significant for its conversion in 1916 to a guest house providing quality private accommodation. [Criterion A] 

The Former Geelong Grammar School is architecturally significant as a notable example of the work of the Geelong architectural firm, Backhouse and Reynolds. The castellated parapet, steep roof gables, decorative bargeboards, attic dormers, rectangular window openings and contrasting quoined corners are illustrative of the Gothic style of the original school building in its entirety. [Criterion D]