| House | $1,124,000  |
| Land | $552,800 |
Surrounding suburbs
| Bannockburn | $838,400 |
| Shelford | $558,300  |
| Teesdale | $926,700  |
| Winchelsea | $732,300 |
| House | $345 |
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| Registered as Victorian heritage |
| Last updated on - September 25, 2009 What is Significant? The Inverleigh Public Hall and Former Mechanics Institute is located on Allotment 1, Section 10, within the township of Inverleigh. It is situated on the corner of West Street and the High Street Service Road. The former Mechanics Institute forms the core of the complex and is oriented east-west, with the northern elevation addressing High Street. It is a simple bluestone building of standard design in the Gothic Revival stream. It was established in 1866 following the formation of a committee, elected to obtain funding and supervise its construction. By the beginning of the twentieth century, the facility has outgrown its original function and was considered too small. By the 1950s a new committee was formed to raise funds to establish a large multi purpose facility, to cater for social gatherings, community celebrations, lectures and public meetings. In 1959 the new Inverleigh Public Hall was officially opened, incorporating the original bluestone Mechanics Institute. By 1975, further additions were made, including medical consulting rooms and a baby healthcare centre. More recently, in 2001, another wing has been added, incorporating a new kitchen, storage and meeting rooms. The Inverleigh Public Hall and former Mechanics Institute continues to serve the township and surrounding district, maintaining its role as an important focus of local community life. How is it significant? The Inverleigh Public Hall is of historical, social and architectural significance to the township of Inverleigh and the Golden Plains Shire. Why is it significant? The Inverleigh Public Hall and Former Mechanics Institute is of historical significance as the principal public meeting place of the Inverleigh township. Since its establishment as a site for the self-improvement of its citizens through reading and lectures, it has evolved with the needs of the community to become a site of varied uses including public celebrations and the provision of heath services. The Inverleigh Public Hall and Former Mechanics Institute is of social significance as a surviving example of the collective aspirations of the local community to provide suitable facilities to cater for changing needs of adiverse community. The complex is of further social significance for providing a continuous focus for traditional community activities such as concerts, meetings and lectures. The Former Mechanics Institute is of architectural significance as a bluestone building, constructed in the early 19th century in the Gothic revival stream. |
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