14 NICHOLSON STREET BAIRNSDALE, EAST GIPPSLAND SHIRE
File Number
602233
Level
Registered
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BAIRNSDALE COURT HOUSE SOHE
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2023 View from judges Bench
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Interior 2023
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H1462 Bairnsdale Court House
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Bairnsdale Court House, 1991
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Front 2023
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Public Gallery 2023
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2023 Judge's associate bench
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2023 Washbasin in courtroom
Statement of Significance
What is significant?
The Bairnsdale Court House is double-storey and of red brick construction (1893) designed by architect AJ Macdonald of the Victorian Public Works Department (PWD) in an eclectic blend of Art Nouveau, Romanesque, Queen Anne, and Scottish Baronial styles with Australian decorative elements, and objects integral being court room furniture.
How is it significant?
The Bairnsdale Court House is of historical, architectural, and technical significance to the State of Victoria. It satisfies the following criterion for inclusion in the VHR: 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 Criterion F Importance in demonstrating a high degree of creative or technical achievement at a particular period.
Why is it significant?
The Bairnsdale Court House is technically significant for the Tobin Tube ventilation system in the building which has survived with a high degree of integrity. It demonstrates an important technical innovation, adopted in many Victorian public buildings in the late nineteenth century. It was an important innovation for introducing fresh air into public buildings without creating draughts.
