Alexandria Tea Rooms, 26-34 Lydiard St Nth, Ballarat
26-34 Lydiard Street BALLARAT CENTRAL, BALLARAT CITY
Lydiard Street Heritage Precinct
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Statement of Significance
Part of Recommended Area A1.1.
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Alexandria Tea Rooms, 26-34 Lydiard St Nth, Ballarat - Physical Description 1
The Alexandria Tea Rooms were apparently constructed as premises for the Commercial Club in 1872.
This building is an essentially mid-Victorian design, to which the elaborate street balcony verandah has been added. At ground floor level, the shopfronts are separated, into bays by Roman doric pilasters with fluted columns in antis flanking the entrance. These are repeated on the first floor level with triple windows. The facade is completed with a balustraded parapet containing a central triangular pediment. The balcony at both levels comprises paired slender Corinthian columns at the corners and flanking the entrance and gablet, with a connecting band to match the brackets. The broad balustrade panels of a radiating pattern are unusual. The central gablet is also of interest.
The building is externally intact other than the ground floor openings, and is in a sound condition. It is of importance because of the unusual design of the balcony street verandah and the facade of the building generally. The building forms an extremely important streetscape element, particularly because of its close relationship to 'two other balcony verandahs, and because of the combination of verandah and facade design, is of importance on a state-wide basis.Alexandria Tea Rooms, 26-34 Lydiard St Nth, Ballarat - Integrity
SUBSTANTIALLY INTACT OTHER THAN SHOP FRONTS
Heritage Study and Grading
Ballarat - Ballarat Conservation Study
Author: Jacobs Lewis Vines Architects
Year: 1978
Grading:
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FORMER POLICE STATION, BALLARATVictorian Heritage Register H1544
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BALLARAT TRADES HALLVictorian Heritage Register H0657
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PRIMARY SCHOOL NO.33Victorian Heritage Register H1714
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