George F Love Memorial Hall
111 Lonsdale Street HAMILTON, Southern Grampians Shire
Hospital Hill Precinct Hamliton
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Statement of Significance
SIGNIFICANCE: »Named after Geo F Love, father Jean Love, a local songbird, the building contributes to the Uniting Church complex and the streetscape.
STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE
George F Love Memorial Hall
113 Lonsdale Street
This building has local significance as part of the Methodist (now Uniting) church complex bounded by Alexandra Parade, Cox and Lonsdale Streets. The Hall was opened in 1927 and nNamed after Geo F Love, father Jean Love, a local songbird. ([i]) It continues the Gothic Revival style of the earlier buildings. To mark the centenary of Victorian Methodism, a Centenary Hall was added in 1935. ([ii]) A link has been built between the hall and the church. The George F Love Hall is substantially intact and is in good condition. It contributes to the streetscape.
[i] D Garden, Hamilton, p 221
[ii] Building with God, Hamilton Methodist Church Circuit, undated and unpaginated; Australian Architectural Index; HSA DP Nos. 950, 951, 952 & 953. (shows complex of buildings).
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George F Love Memorial Hall - Physical Description 1
MATERIALS:|
Roof: »corrugated iron
Walls: »tuck pointed red brick
Dressings: »painted cement render
Plinth: »tuck pointed red brick
Windows: »fixed timber frames
Paving: »concrete
Other: »bluestone foundation stoneGeorge F Love Memorial Hall - Integrity
INTEGRITY:G
CONDITION:G
George F Love Memorial Hall - Historical Australian Themes
Religion: Methodism
Education: Sunday Schools
Heritage Study and Grading
Southern Grampians - City of Hamilton Conservation Study
Author: Timothy Hubbard with Carlotta Kellaway & Michael Looker (plus Francis Punch)
Year: 1991
Grading: C
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MECHANICS INSTITUTEVictorian Heritage Register H2171
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HAMILTON BOTANIC GARDENSVictorian Heritage Register H2185
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FORMER HAMILTON TUBERCULOSIS CHALETVictorian Heritage Register H1066
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