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Hotel:Duke of Albany Hotel
323 Victoria Street,
Abbotsford 3067
Australia
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Abbotsford
Duke of Albany Hotel (1883 - c.1987)
Simpson's Hotel (1853-1883)
323 Victoria Street,
Abbotsford 3067
Australia
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1853
c.1987
Cafe bar and restaurant
19th century, possibly around the time of the name change; remodelled in Moderne style in the inter-war years.
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Kearney 1855: Y ; Hodgkinson 1858: Y ; MMBW: Detail Plan 1311, 1901
The earlier hotel, whose name recalls the original name of Victoria Street - Simpson's Road - was built of bluestone (Rate Book 1864). It has undergone many changes since then, being re-built in brick, remodelled in the 1930s, and remodelled yet again to suit the demands of the Vietnamese restaurant trade in the 1980s and then the cafe/bar trade of the 2000s. Like so many old commercial buildings, the ground floor exterior ends up bearing very little resemblance to the older building, while a view of the upper storey reveals its origins.