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PROVINCIAL HOTEL

Location

121 LYDIARD STREET NORTH BALLARAT CENTRAL, BALLARAT CITY

File Number

13/007237-01

Level

Registered

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Statement of Significance

What is significant?

The Provincial Hotel, a two-storey hotel building constructed in 1909 to the designs of Ballarat architect Percy Richards.

How is it significant?

The Provincial Hotel is of architectural significance to the State of Victoria. It satisfies the following criterion for inclusion in the VHR:

Criterion D: Importance in demonstrating the principal characteristics of a class of cultural places and objects

Why is it significant?

The Provincial Hotel is architecturally significant for its distinct and unusual composition, which is derived from many varied architectural styles and details. The building features Renaissance-style window treatment, rusticated stone at ground level, Art Nouveau wrought iron, stained glass and decorative panels, and Islamic-inspired ogee domes. There is also Norman-style architectural detailing, such as the banded voussoir treatment of the loggia, interspersed with other features including a projecting oriel tower and turret, and a rendered parapet irregularly pierced by domes and chimneys. [Criterion D]

Group

Commercial