Greensborough Hotel
73-81 Main Street GREENSBOROUGH, BANYULE CITY
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Statement of Significance
What is significant?
The Greensborough Hotel built in 1925 is significant, particularly the building fronting Main Street. The wing extending along Hailes Street is not significant.
How is it significant?
The Greensborough Hotel is of local historic and aesthetic significance to the City of Banyule.
Why is it significant?
The Greensborough Hotel is of local historic significance as a building constructed on the site of the Farmer's Arms Hotel, one of the earliest hotels in Greensborough. Greensborough Hotel is the second hotel to occupy this site and represents a continuation of use spanning close to 150 years. (Criterion A)
The Greensborough Hotel is aesthetically significant as an unusual example of the inter-War Spanish Mission style in the suburb. It is an attractive landmark building in the commercial centre of Greensborough, and one of few early twentieth century buildings remaining. (Criteria B & E)-
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Greensborough Hotel - Physical Description 1
Built in 1925 on the site of an earlier building, this hotel demonstrates some aspects of the Inter-War Spanish Mission style. It is of two storey masonry construction which is fully rendered and features hipped roofs clad in corrugated metal which appears new (the roof may have originally been tiled). There are three projecting parapets to the street elevations which are curved and feature some decorative elements including a louvered ventilation box in the eastern end. There is a slightly projecting horizontal band at the head height of the ground floor windows. Fenestration islargely in sets of three and feature semi-circular arches with radiating glazing bars on the upper floor and plain sectional arches on the ground floor. There are 'planter box' projections at the upper window sills which are supported on plain rectangular corbels; this entire feature is rendered. There are two Tuscan-like columns to the entrances off Main Street.
The building has been altered over time with changes to openings and a loss of decoration and material quality. Its site is now fully built in with a large extension along Hailes Street which is relatively sympathetic to the original building.Heritage Study and Grading
Banyule - Banyule Heritage Review
Author: Context P/L
Year: 2009
Grading: LocalBanyule - Banyule Heritage Study
Author: Allum Lovell & Associates
Year: 1999
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GREENSBOROUGH 1, SWIMMING POOLVictorian Heritage Inventory
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ASHMEADBanyule City
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GREENSBOROUGH CEMETERY (11)Banyule City
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