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Group Classification - Beechworth Historic Area (A Group)

Other Names Former Electric Telegraph Office ,  Former Gold Wardens Offices ,  Former Sub-Treasury (Gold Office) Location Cnr Ford and Williams Streets,, BEECHWORTH VIC 3747 - Property No B2615 File Number B2615 Level State

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Statement of Significance

Classified Group includes: Courthouse, Gaol, Police Station, Lock-up & Forests and Lands Office.
They were built during the years 1857-9, when Beechworth was the main centre of the north-east, active with gold mining and a major town on what was then the Melbourne-Sydney road.
Each one is a good example of the early official building, enhanced by the handsome stone. Together they form a unique group, for both historical and architectural reasons. The locality is made the more impressive by the massive Gaol (1860).
Classified: 26/05/1965