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Two storey building (part of former Town Hall Hotel), 41 Napier Street, ST ARNAUD
Location41 Napier Street ST ARNAUD, NORTHERN GRAMPIANS SHIRE LevelRecommended for Heritage Overlay |
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Statement of Significance
The former Town Hall Hotel, 41 Napier Street, St. Arnaud, makes a significant architectural and visual contribution to the predominantly Victorian and Federation streetscape. The two storey building appears to have been constructed in 1920s-40s, as part of the former Town Hall Hotel that was demolished in 1970. This building has significance as a surviving legacy of the former Town Hall Hotel. The former Town Hall Hotel is architecturally significant at a LOCAL level. Although altered, the building still demonstrates some original design qualities from the interwar period. These qualities include the simple gable roof form that traverses the site, two storey height and lapped galvanised corrugated iron roof cladding. Other intact or appropriate qualities include the brick wall construction (but not overpainting), wide eaves with timber brackets, two bays of four single, timber framed double hung windows with 6 paned upper sashes, and the planter box and brackets below the north windows. The former Town Hall Hotel is historically significant at a LOCAL level. It is associated with the original Town Hall Hotel building that was located immediately north of this building and constructed in 1864. This building has associations with the development of the former Town Hall Hotel from the interwar (1920s-40s) period. Overall, the former Town Hall Hotel is of LOCAL significance.
Group
Community Facilities
Category
Hall Town Hall