FORMER HAMILTON TUBERCULOSIS CHALET
14 TYERS STREET HAMILTON, SOUTHERN GRAMPIANS SHIRE
Statement of Significance
The former Tuberculosis Chalet at Hamilton, designed by Percy Everett of the Public Works Department, was built in 1944-45 as a response to the establishment of the Federal Health Council and appointment of a Victorian Director of Tuberculosis. The rendered brick building is of Expressionist styling dominated by strong horizontal bands and interesting planar surfaces.
The former Tuberculosis Chalet is significant as a visible reminder of the 1940s Australiawide public health campaign to eradicate the 'white plague' of tuberculosis. Its construction illustrates Hamilton's role as a major provider of regional health services in the Western District.
The Chalet is a classic expression of the architectural principle that form follows function - the northerly aspect and the semi-open verandahs were specifically designed to maximise fresh air and winter sunlight. The former TB Chalet is one of a three remaining custom-built sanatoria chalets built in the 1940s in Victorian country towns as part of an important and successful Australia-wide campaign to eradicate TB. The Chalet is an example of the use of the stream-line Moderne style of the Public Works Department in the 1940s under the Chief Architect, Percy Everett. The Chalet shows a European influence in its design and in particular its use of rare Expressionist style reflecting similar sanatoria designs on the Continent in the 1920s.
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