Athenaeum Hall 790-806 Doncaster Road, Doncaster, VIC – 1954
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Image description: ATHENEUM HALL & LIBRARY, DONCASTER - Rose Stereograph Co from Rose postcard collection of negatives [c1920-1954]- glass ; 8.8 x 13.8 cm. approx. This work is out of copyrightIdentifier(s): Accession no(s) H32492/2089 CaptureSN: CC001681.024475
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Athenaeum Hall 790-806 Doncaster Road, Doncaster, VIC – 1954
Photo: 1954 Rose series postcard taken from a glass slide
Statement of Cultural Significance
The Athenaeum Hall at Doncaster is a former Mechanics' Institute (a community institution for the promotion of literacy and scientific learning) established in 1870 and the present building erected in 1897. It has been used for most of its life as a public hall.
It is historically significant locally for its association with educational and later social developments in community life. It demonstrates an association with the influential and effective Mechanics' Institute movement in the late nineteenth century and subsequent changing sequence of usage and development. It was pioneering to the district as the earliest public hall in Doncaster, the first post-primary educational institution, and the first public library. It may also be the earliest use of the name “Athenaeum” in Victoria, preceding that of the Melbourne Athenaeum, in Collins Street.
It is socially significant locally as a traditional community focus and meeting place. Its potential architectural value has been lost through various additions and alterations.
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