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Former Provincial Hotel, 1 Seaby Street, STAWELL
Location1 Seaby Street STAWELL, NORTHERN GRAMPIANS SHIRE LevelRecommended for Heritage Overlay |
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Statement of Significance
The former Provincial Hotel, 1 Seaby Street, Stawell, has significance as legacy of the early hotel developments during the prosperous gold era of the second half of the 19th century. Built in 1876-77 by John Allingham, the first licensee was Joseph Reading. Although substantially altered from the front, there are a number significant architectural details surviving behind the brick parapets. The former Provincial Hotel at 1 Seaby Street is architecturally significant at a LOCAL level. Although altered, it still demonstrates original design qualities of a Victorian vernacular style. These qualities include the galvanised corrugated iron hipped roof form, single storey height and the unpainted brick wall construction. Other intact or appropriate qualities include the modest eaves, side window openings with brick voussoirs, and the early painted signage on the side wall visible from Seaby Street. The former Provincial Hotel at 1 Seaby Street is historically significant at a LOCAL level. It is associated with hotel developments in Stawell from 1876-77, during the prosperity of the town's gold rush era. In particular, this hotel has associations with John Allingham who had it constructed in 1876-77, with the first licensee being Joseph Reading. Several licensees followed Reading until 1916 when the building closed as a hotel after being delicensed. Overall, the former Provincial Hotel, 1 Seaby Street, Stawell, is of LOCAL significance.
Group
Commercial
Category
Hotel