MOUNT BEST PUBLIC HALL
5 TIN MINE ROAD, MOUNT BEST, SOUTH GIPPSLAND SHIRE
-
Add to tour
You must log in to do that.
-
Share
-
Shortlist place
You must log in to do that.
- Download report
Statement of Significance
Non-original alterations and additions, other than those specified above, are not significant.
Aesthetically, it is an Interwar hall with distinctive form and detailing including front-facing hip, wide double fronted entry and a broad projecting open porch, which is an historic landmark within Mount Best. (Criterion E)
The hall has social significance for strong and enduring associations with the Mount Best community through its continuous use as a public hall for over 85 years. As Mount Best is an extremely isolated area the hall has been central to forming connections and relationships within the local community and maintaining an identity to the area. (Criterion G)
-
-
MOUNT BEST PUBLIC HALL - Physical Description 1
The Mount Best Public Hall is a rectangular weatherboard hall with a corrugated iron roof gable roof with a small ridge hip and a hip addition to the west side. A low pitched hipped entry porch projects at the front over wide double doors and the gable end is of battened cement sheet panels.
The side windows are single double hung. The Hall is situated close to the road adjacent to the Tennis Courts.
Heritage Study and Grading
South Gippsland - South Gippsland Heritage Study
Author: David Helms with Trevor Westmore
Year: 2004
Grading:
-
-
-
-
-
MOUNT BEST PUBLIC HALLSouth Gippsland Shire
-
"1890"Yarra City
-
"AMF Officers" ShedMoorabool Shire
-
"AQUA PROFONDA" SIGN, FITZROY POOLVictorian Heritage Register H1687
-
1 Fordham CourtYarra City
-
10 Fordham CourtYarra City
-
-