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Newport Commercial Bank (Former)
Location1 Hall Street NEWPORT, Hobsons Bay City LevelIncl in HO area contributory |
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Statement of Significance
What is Significant?
The Newport Commercial Bank of Australasia (former - later Newport Post Office), designed by Peter Matthews and constructed by C Hoskings in 1887, at 1 Hall Street, Newport. The Newport Commercial Bank of Australasia (former) is of local historic, social and aesthetic significance to the City of Hobsons Bay. Historically, it is significant as the first major bank to be established in Newport and illustrates the optimism for the development of Newport in the late nineteenth century that was a result of the widespread speculative development. (AHC criteria A4 and D2) Socially, it is significant for the important role it has played, first as a bank and later a post office, in the development of the Newport community. (AHC criterion G1) Aesthetically, it is significant as a superior nineteenth century bank design in the commercial Renaissance Revival manner on a prominent corner site. It makes an important contribution to the historic character of the Newport Civic & Commercial precinct. (AHC criterion E1)
Group
Commercial
Category
Bank