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Former Ship Inn Hotel

Other Name Tavistock House Location 383 Flinders Lane,, MELBOURNE VIC 3000 - Property No B6094 File Number B6094 Level State

[1/1] B6094 Tavistock House

Statement of Significance

Built for John Tighe as an hotel and adjoining offices in 1850 and 1852 respectively to the design of Samuel Marlow, the Ship Inn was extensively renovated in 1906, providing its present Art Nouveau detailing and Freestyle form. The renovations were designed by Leonard Flanagan's office. The "architectural expert", Robert Haddon, is thought to have been consulted on the design. It is a distinctive two-dimentional renovation in the Edwardian Freestyle manner, particularly notable for its cement detailing on the upper facade. It is one of the State's earliest surviving hotel sites and retains in part, the earliest surviving hotels structure in the Central Activities District (C A D). Although altered in detail, it is still recognisable, possessing the simple form and fenestration of hotels of the period. It is also at least in part, among a small group of pre-gold rush buildings in the State and one of only eleven in the C A D.
Classified: 02/11/1989