Bair's Otago Hotel, Leongatha

This fine hotel in Leongatha dates from 1939. It was designed by architect Trevor C McCullough for Arthur C Bair, whose father, Robert Bair, had purchased the site in 1889, erecting Bair's Coffee House (1890) before it became a fully licences hotel with the 'Otago' name in 1891.

The South Gippsland Shire Heritage Study 2004 indicates that the ground floor exterior has been renovated extensively including enlarging the windows and removing the glass etched with koalas & the hotel name. What a shame.

Reference:
South Gippsland Shire Heritage Study 2004