It contains a group of three single storeyed brick pavilions located on a large block originally surrounded by formal gardens of manicured lawns and specimen trees.
Arthur John Henry Taylor was born in New South Wales and received his general and architectural education in Brisbane.
The firm was responsible for a number of prominent buildings in north Queensland including the Cairns City Council Building (1938), the Cairns Post Office (1930), the Johnstone Shire Hall in Innisfail (1938), the Barron Valley Hotel in Atherton (1940) and a number of country hospitals, including Mossman Hospital.
They were all in the same style and constructed in red brick with high pitched bungalow roofs, which incorporated louvered ventilators in their gables.
A feature of all the buildings were arcades with distinctive brick arches and concrete columns, and projecting front parapets that gave emphasis to the entrances.
This work varied slightly on each building but involved the removal of the ornate brickwork parapets and their replacement with plain triangular pediments or small hipped roofs.
The original 1923 Maternity Hospital, later Wardsman's House, was renovated to provide accommodation to medical staff.
[1] Elements of the original landscaping around the buildings has been retained, including open grass areas and specimen trees of Moreton Bay Fig, Mango, Norfolk Island Pine, and Queen Palms.
[1] Proserpine Hospital was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register on 23 February 2001 having satisfied the following criteria.
The Proserpine Hospital is important in demonstrating the principal characteristics of a particular class of cultural place.
The community was responsible for funding the construction and operation of an earlier timber hospital in the town.
The Proserpine Hospital is important in demonstrating the principal characteristics of a particular class of cultural place.
[1] The place has a special association with the life or work of a particular person, group or organisation of importance in Queensland's history.