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Hallam's Road Hotel
241-245 Princes Highway,HALLAM, Casey City

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Statement of Significance

What is significant?
Hallam's Road Hotel at 241-245 Princes Highway, Hallam.

How is it significant?
Hallam's Road Hotel is of local historic, social and aesthetic significance to the City of Casey.

Why is it significant?
Historically and socially, Hallam's Road Hotel, located on a dominant site on the corner of Hallam Road and the Princes Highway, has high local significance as a focus for district community life for over a century. It has historical importance for its associations with the Hallam family, first licensees in 1872, who gave their name to the Hotel, the district and the railway station, and with the farming families, race goers, travellers and gold seekers who flocked to the hotel during its early years.

Aesthetically, its architectural importance has been reduced due to alterations to the interior and exterior of the building, which make it difficult to identify stages of development. However, it has strong landmark qualities.
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    • Physical Description 1

      Hallam's Road Hotel - Physical Description 1

      The hotel today stands as a prominent landmark building at the corner of Hallam Road and Princes Highway located on approximately 7563 square metres of land. The two storey building contains a combination of styles in its external treatment. The broad splayed hip roof extends over the verandah and is clad in terracotta tiles with rafters projecting at the eaves. This treatment is reflective of popular Federation and Bungalow styles of the 1920s while the form suggests an earlier construction date. The balcony has metal geometric balustrade detailing with cast iron posts and lace brackets, probably a very recent addition. The balcony supports at ground level are concrete Doric columns set upon square brick plinths. The slatted timber valence, continuing in the new additions, is also a recent alteration. The brick paved verandah floor is collapsing at the north entrance, and cellar doors have been replaced. Windows at ground level contain unusual leadlight designs incorporating diamond and textured glass. Further research is required to document the history of successive phases of construction and the origins of many of these materials.

      Historical Australian Themes

      Hallam's Road Hotel - Historical Australian Themes

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      Heritage Study and Grading

      Heritage Study and Grading

      Casey - Casey Heritage Study

      Author: Context Pty Ltd
      Year: 2004
      Grading: Local

      Casey - Heritage of the City of Berwick

      Author: Context Pty Ltd
      Year: 1993
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