Exchange Hotel
28 Napier Street, FOOTSCRAY VIC 3011 - Property No 3055000600
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Statement of Significance
Statement of Significance
Architecturally, a typical conservative Italian Renaissance, revival hotel design which possessing fair integrity on a key corner site. Historically, a meeting place since the beginnings of urbanization in Footscray.
Archaeological Significance
This site is also of archaeological significance. The Historical Archaeological Management Plan applies to this site.
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Exchange Hotel - Physical Description 1
Set out in the traditional manner, the hotel has long frontages to two streets, a slated and hipped roof and the archetypical splayed corner entrance. It is two storeys and, atop the basalt base course, has cemented walls, sparsely adorned with the then fashionable Italian Renaissance revival detail. Adjoining on the north is an Edwardian parapeted and gabled face-brick former factory (?), now serving as an extension to the hotel.
Exchange Hotel - Integrity
External Integrity
One upper level and ground level openings and detailing, have been altered, also diverse plumbing and signs have been added. The stone plinth has been painted but the cemented facade is a sympathetic colour for the period. The brick structure adjoining has also been painted. A unsympathetic addition has been made to the east (bottle shop and lounge).
Exchange Hotel - Physical Description 2
Streetscape
A traditional corner building and the start of a period streetscape going north along Whitehall Street.
Exchange Hotel - Physical Description 3
The incorporation of two buildings to form the hotel raises the potential for archaeological analysis to be used to establish the sequence of construction on the site.
Heritage Study and Grading
Maribyrnong - City of Footscray Urban Conservation Study
Author: Graeme Butler
Year: 1989
Grading:Maribyrnong - Archaeological Management Plan for early post-contact archaeological sites in the City of Maribyrnong
Author: HLA-Envirosciences Pty Ltd
Year: 2001
Grading:
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FOOTSCRAY RAILWAY STATION COMPLEXVictorian Heritage Register H1563
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HENDERSON HOUSEVictorian Heritage Register H0183
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ERCILDOUNEVictorian Heritage Register H0494
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