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Pacific Hotel

Other Names Grand Pacific Hotel ,  Crawford Pacific Hotel Location Mountjoy Parade,, LORNE VIC 3232 - Property No B2583 File Number B2583 Level File only

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Statement of Significance

File note: 21/09/2012
Built in the 1870's as one of the first hotels along the Great Ocean Road. Victoria's Lieutenant-Governor declared the Great Ocean Road officially open at a ceremony near Lorne's Grand Pacific Hotel, the site where the project's first survey peg had been hammered into the ground 14 years before. The Pier became a new focal point for the town's people, especially after 1879 when Henry Gwynne built the impressive three-storey Grand Pacific Hotel. Henry Gwynne suffered a serious blow-out of costs during construction and the estimated $12,000 ended up costing $24,000. Opening day for the hotel was January 1880, and Cobb and Co Coaches provided a special express service for early guests.
Originally it was accessed only by sea with superb views in one of the most unique settings on the coast, opposite the Lorne pier. (Grand Pacific Website)