Travellers Rest Inn including interior
750 Midland Highway, BATESFORD VIC 3221 - Property No 300190
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Statement of Significance
A listed - State significance
STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE
The former Traveller's Rest Inn was erected in 1849 for licencee John Primrose. This rectangular plan colonial Georgian structure of rendered rubble granite, was converted to a residence in c 1865 for Jacob Hammerli, who acquired the inn and surrounding 'Paradise 4' vineyard. The Traveller's Rest Inn is the oldest surviving building in Batesford and one of the earliest constructed wayside inns in Victoria. This building which was strategically located at the ford crossing place of the Moorabool River, served as a wayside inn for only a short time, as the opening of the Ballarat-Geelong railway line in April 1862 deprived the proprietors of most of the overnight custom. For many years the building was associated with the vineyards operated by Jacob Hammerill, a noted district vigneron.
RECOMMENDATIONS: PROTECTIVE MEASURES
Geelong Regional Commission Register
Historic Buildings Council Register
REFERENCES
Johnston, R - "A History of the Batesford District", History Research Essay, Department of Architecture, University of Melbourne, 1965 pp 6-7, 16
Argus - 15th September, 1849 - Advertisement announcing opening of Traveller's Rest Inn.
National Trust of Australia (Victoria), File No. 1850. "Survey and Identification Data Form', compile by PL Brown, no date.
Geelong Advertiser - 31st January, 1850 'for sale' notice 26th January, 1858, tender notice for Sundry Additions.
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Heritage Study and Grading
Greater Geelong - Geelong Region Historic Buildings and Objects Study
Author: Allan Willingham
Year: 1986
Grading:
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FORMER TRAVELLERS REST INNVictorian Heritage Register H0846
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BRIDGEVictorian Heritage Register H1115
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Presbyterian Church including interiorGreater Geelong City
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