and characterised as follows; small scale symmetrical facade with a projecting bay window. Red brick with painted stone trim. Elaborated parapeted gable including a roof ventilator. Medium pitched terracotta tile roof. Timber window joinery. Original timber skirting boards and trim to ground floor. Ornate pressed metal ceilings, beam encasing and iron structural columns to ground floor. Fireplaces have been infilled on the ground floor. Leadlight windows and doors on ground floor typical of early Federation period. Victoria Ward The Victoria Ward is attached to the southern side of the administration portion. Its external fabric is virtually identical to that of Evans Ward, however the slight variation in the colour of bricks reveals that the two wards were not necessarily built at the same time. Modifications and dates Parts of the original cottage known as "Alderley" occupied by the Hospital in 1885 remain buried below the present Administration building. 1890: Booth House 1896: Evans Ward 1901: Victoria Ward 1907: Facade and upper floor to the Administration building between Evans and Victoria Wards 1907: Some components of the verandah to the north face of Evans Ward. Modifications to the building include infilled openings. 1965: tiles to roofs of Evans and Victoria Wards 1978: Enclosure of verandah at Evans Ward Heritage listing The Balmain Hospital (Administration Building, Evans Ward and Victoria Ward) is historically significant as it was one of the earliest cottage hospitals developments in Sydney and the cottage hospital development in medical care was a highly significant component of welfare. The adaptation from middle class domestic housing to servicing the needs of an increasingly working class population provides an important example of the evolving social profile of the area. The Balmain Hospital represents an ongoing activity of rht local community. Its establishment in 1885 was as a result of community initiatives and it is a facility which still has meaning and is greatly valued by a large part of the community in the peninsula area and beyond. The Evans Ward, Victoria Ward and Administration Building between them display fine architectural qualities. The physical fabric is capable of demonstrating the full range of development from residential to medical. Balmain Hospital - Main Building was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999 having satisfied the following criteria. The place is important in demonstrating the course, or pattern, of cultural or natural history in New South Wales. The