MEDICAL ROOMS
11 MOSTYN STREET CASTLEMAINE, MOUNT ALEXANDER SHIRE
Statement of Significance
No.11 Mostyn Street, Castlemaine is a parapeted row-form house, (now converted into medical rooms), of Italian Renaissance styling; the original stables are located to the rear of the property. The building was constructed between 1861 and 1864 to replace a timber house on the site. No.No.11 Mostyn Street is a single storey, brick building with a rendered facade and symmetrically placed bow windows. Stables are located at the rear of the property.
No.No.11 Mostyn Street, Castlemaine is of historical and architectural importance to the State of Victoria.
No.No.11 Mostyn Street is of historical importance for its association with Edward and Nicholas Fitzgerald and the Castlemaine Brewery, one of Australia's most famous breweries, established c.1857 at Moonlight Flat by Edward Fitzgerald. The historical association between No. 11 Mostyn Street and the Fitzgeralds began in 1855 when Edward Fitzgerald, a practicing solicitor, moved into a timber dwelling on the site. In 1860 Nicholas Fitzgerald purchased the property from Thomas H Peet and, after demolishing the timber dwelling, built an impressive brick residence. The residence, thought to have been designed by Nicholas, reflects the prosperity of the brewery business which later expanded to Melbourne (1875), Newcastle (1887), Brisbane (1887) and Sydney (1888).
The building has important historical associations with Nicholas Fitzgerald, a prominent citizen in his own right, who entered parliament in 1875 and was appointed as a magistrate in 1863. Nicholas maintained many independent business interests and was appointed as a director of Carlton and United Breweries in 1906. Edward Fitzgerald, who achieved a share in the property in 1866, remained at No.11 Mostyn Street until near his death. The building is of great historical importance as a monument to the successful endeavours of the notable Fitzgerald brothers.
The building is of historical significance for its ability to demonstrate the migration from temporary structures, built during the initial rush to the goldfields, to more substantial and permanent buildings. No.11 Mostyn Street is an important document which reflects the permanence and stability of life in a goldmining town once the initial rush had subsided. No.11 Mostyn Street is also of interest as a building which was adapted for use as a private hospital in the late 19th century.
No.11 Mostyn Street is architecturally important as a fine example of an Italian Renaissance Revival building in a rural gold-town. The building has an unusual form yet manages to successfully express the era of its construction.
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