"Duke of Wellington" Hotel (former)
281 Pakington Street, NEWTOWN VIC 3220 - Property No 203928
Aphrasia Street Heritage Area
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Statement of Significance
C Listed - Local Significance
STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE
The former Duke of Wellington Hotel in Pakington Street, Newtown, was erected in two stages, firstly as a single storey Barrabool stone house in the 1840s, with an upper storey added c1850, this Colonial Georgian Style hotel, originally enhanced with a Tuscan Doric Portico, was the first meeting place of the Council of the Borough of Newtown and Chilwell. The structure has been defaced by internal and external alterations.
RECOMMENDATIONS: PROTECTIVE MEASURES
Geelong Regional Commission Register.
REFERENCES
National Trust of Australia (Victoria), File No. 1149. - little architectural/historical information available.
Brownhill, W. R. - A History of Geelong and Corio Bay, Wilke & Co., Melbourne, 1955, pp. 375, 452-453.
Geelong Advertiser - 6th January, 1856, 10th July, 1854, 16th August, 1864, brief reference to the Duke of Wellington Hotel.
28th March, 1859, advertisement, W Conway proprietor.
20th July, 1859, tender notice for repairs and alterations submitted by Edward Prowse, architect.
29th April, 1868, tender notice for repairs and painting.
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Heritage Study and Grading
Greater Geelong - Geelong Region Historic Buildings and Objects Study
Author: Allan Willingham
Year: 1986
Grading: CGreater Geelong - City of Newtown Urban Conservation Study
Author: Richard Peterson
Year: 1997
Grading: C
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MATTHEW FLINDERS SCHOOL NO.8022Victorian Heritage Register H1645
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BAPTIST CHURCHVictorian Heritage Register H0427
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FORMER BAPTIST CHURCHVictorian Heritage Register H0426
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