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THE SANDHURST CLUB

Location

14 VIEW STREET BENDIGO, GREATER BENDIGO CITY

File Number

PL-HE/03/1186

Level

Registered

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Statement of Significance

The Sandhurst Club, located at the rear of the Sandhurst Trustees building in View Street, was constructed for the most prestigious local men's club by September, 1893 to the design of local architectural partnership, WC Vahland and Son. The building cost 2300 and was funded by the club members after they obtained a long term lease of the land previously part of the Rosalind Park Reserve. The Sandhurst Club formed in 1858 and are therefore one of the earliest men's clubs in the state. The club house, a two storeyed face brick building is sited overlooking the adjacent park. The asymmetrical massing of the building, surrounding garden and context, and fine external detailing contribute to its overall picturesque qualities. The building contains a billiard room with lantern roof windows and intact furnishings.

The Sandhurst Club is of architectural and historical importance to the State of Victoria.

The Sandhurst Club is of historical and social importance as the club rooms of one of the earliest and longest running men's clubs in the state. The building which is substantially intact is able to demonstrate its early use as a men's club.

The well designed building is of architectural importance as an intact example of a late nineteenth century Arts and Crafts influenced building, particularly in its picturesque context and massing.

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