List Entry Information
Status
Listed
List Entry Status
Historic Place Category 1
Access
Private/No Public Access
List Number
2236
Date Entered
26th November 1987
Date of Effect
26th November 1987
City/District Council
Dunedin City
Region
Otago Region
Legal description
Pt Sec 31 Blk VI Town of Dunedin
Status
Listed
List Entry Status
Historic Place Category 1
Access
Private/No Public Access
List Number
2236
Date Entered
26th November 1987
Date of Effect
26th November 1987
City/District Council
Dunedin City
Region
Otago Region
Legal description
Pt Sec 31 Blk VI Town of Dunedin
Why is this place significant?
Historic Significance
Historical Significance or Value The hotel was an expression of the wealth of Otago's gold mining period. Job Wain's opulent Victorian interior matched the façade in style and was grand enough to make the hotel famous throughout Australasia.
Physical Significance
ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE The façade is typical of the development of this classical style in New Zealand. TOWNSCAPE/LANDMARK SIGNIFICANCE An important Victorian façade close to the Queens Gardens precinct of Victorian buildings.
Why is this place significant?
Historic Significance
Historical Significance or Value The hotel was an expression of the wealth of Otago's gold mining period. Job Wain's opulent Victorian interior matched the façade in style and was grand enough to make the hotel famous throughout Australasia.
Physical Significance
ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE The façade is typical of the development of this classical style in New Zealand. TOWNSCAPE/LANDMARK SIGNIFICANCE An important Victorian façade close to the Queens Gardens precinct of Victorian buildings.
Construction Professional
Name
Roestenburg, M
Type
Sculptor
Biography
No biography is currently available for this construction professional
Construction Details
Start Year
1879
Type
Original Construction
Construction Materials
Materials used are Port Chalmers breccia for the pediment, Oamaru stone for the walls, triple brick for interior bearing walls and slate for the roof.
Notable Features
The carved figures of Neptune and other classical figures over the doors.
Construction Professional
Name
Roestenburg, M
Type
Sculptor
Biography
No biography is currently available for this construction professional
Construction Details
Start Year
1879
Type
Original Construction
Construction Materials
Materials used are Port Chalmers breccia for the pediment, Oamaru stone for the walls, triple brick for interior bearing walls and slate for the roof.
Notable Features
The carved figures of Neptune and other classical figures over the doors.
ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION (Style) The style of the façade decoration is Italianate Classical Renaissance. MODIFICATIONS Modernisation in recent years has completely transformed the interior and no vestige of its Victorian grandeur remains. Except for fire escapes the façade is relatively unmodified.
ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION (Style) The style of the façade decoration is Italianate Classical Renaissance. MODIFICATIONS Modernisation in recent years has completely transformed the interior and no vestige of its Victorian grandeur remains. Except for fire escapes the façade is relatively unmodified.
Historical and Associated Iwi / Hapū / Whānau
Information Sources
Galer, 1982
L. Galer, Bricks and Mortar, Allied Press Ltd, Dunedin, 1982.
Other Information
This historic place was registered under the Historic Places Act 1980. This report includes the text from the original Building Classification Committee report considered by the NZHPT Board at the time of registration. Please note that entry on the New Zealand Heritage List/Rarangi Korero identifies only the heritage values of the property concerned, and should not be construed as advice on the state of the property, or as a comment of its soundness or safety, including in regard to earthquake risk, safety in the event of fire, or insanitary conditions.
Historical and Associated Iwi / Hapū / Whānau
Information Sources
Galer, 1982
L. Galer, Bricks and Mortar, Allied Press Ltd, Dunedin, 1982.
Other Information
This historic place was registered under the Historic Places Act 1980. This report includes the text from the original Building Classification Committee report considered by the NZHPT Board at the time of registration. Please note that entry on the New Zealand Heritage List/Rarangi Korero identifies only the heritage values of the property concerned, and should not be construed as advice on the state of the property, or as a comment of its soundness or safety, including in regard to earthquake risk, safety in the event of fire, or insanitary conditions.
Former Usages
General Usage: Accommodation
Specific Usage: Hotel
Former Usages
General Usage: Accommodation
Specific Usage: Hotel
Location
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