State Offices
15 Thompson St HAMILTON, Southern Grampians Shire
Botanic Gardens Precinct Hamilton
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Statement of Significance
SIGNIFICANCE: »focus for state government administration in Hamilton.
STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE
State Government Offices
15 Martin Street
These public offices built in 1960 are an excellent example of the PWD's classic 1960s' design. The building shows a major stylistic advance from the neighbouring Police Station. The design introduces new materials, there is an abstraction of detail and a true International style form. The porch is directly Miesian in form, detail and materials. ([i]) The building is significantly intact and in excellent condition. The severe planting of Cupressus macrocarpa, Monterey Cypress along the Thompson Street elevation reinforces the geometric refinement of the building. They are in remarkable contrast to the shrub roses in the nature strip.
The building stands on one of the oldest sites in Hamilton this being the place where in the 1840s a hut was erected for the police magistrate with barracks for a detachment of mounted police. ([ii]) The site has remained the focus of civil administration ever since. The building as the keystone of the whole administrative complex is of local significance.
[i] The German/American architect Mies van der Rohe was a founder of the International style.
[ii] Garden, D, Hamilton, p 18.
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State Offices - Physical Description 1
MATERIALS:
Roof: »steel tray decking
Walls: »cream brick
Dressings: »none
Plinth: »none
Windows: »aluminium
Paving: »concrete
Other: »copper spouting
steel & aluminium porchState Offices - Historical Australian Themes
Exploration & early settlement: First site
Administration: State governmentState Offices - Integrity
INTEGRITY: E
State Offices - Physical Conditions
CONDITION: E
Heritage Study and Grading
Southern Grampians - City of Hamilton Conservation Study
Author: Timothy Hubbard with Carlotta Kellaway & Michael Looker (plus Francis Punch)
Year: 1991
Grading: C
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MECHANICS INSTITUTEVictorian Heritage Register H2171
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HAMILTON BOTANIC GARDENSVictorian Heritage Register H2185
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HAMILTON GAS HOLDERVictorian Heritage Register H1086
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