Young and Jackson Hotel, Historic pub at Flinders Street corner, Melbourne, Australia
Young and Jackson Hotel occupies a corner of Flinders and Swanston streets as an amalgamation of five two- and three-storey buildings, all rendered and painted to match by the 1920s. The pale tan upper facade rises above a darker ground floor, with arched windows and doorways at street level and some upper windows framed by green balustrades. Gold lettering on the facade reads "HOTEL", "YOUNG AND JACKSON", "PRINCE'S BRIDGE HOTEL" and "GRILL ROOM", while a red chevron sign and the word "Melbourne" top the roof.
The building began as John Batman's residence in 1837 and was converted into a schoolhouse in 1839. It became the Princes Bridge Hotel in 1861 and later took the name Young and Jackson Hotel.
The hotel's name honours cousins Henry Figsby Young and Thomas Joshua Jackson, Irish diggers who took over the Princes Bridge Hotel in 1875. Its best-known holding is Jules Joseph Lefebvre's 1875 nude Chloé, bought for the hotel in 1908 for 800 pounds after the National Gallery of Victoria withdrew it from display in 1883 following protests, notably from the Presbyterian Assembly.
The venue has multiple areas, each with a different feel, and serves over 27 beers and three ciders on tap across the bars. Visitors can move between different floors and rooms to find a spot that suits their preference.
The Chloé painting, oil on canvas at 260 by 139 cm, was bought for the hotel in 1908 for 800 pounds after being withdrawn from the National Gallery of Victoria in 1883 following objections led by the Presbyterian Assembly. In 1943 an American serviceman threw a glass of beer at it.
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