Maloneys' Menswear
164-166 Gray St HAMILTON, Southern Grampians Shire
Gray St Commercial Precinct Hamilton
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Statement of Significance
SIGNIFICANCE:
The original shopfront by the Melbourne shopfitters, Gill & Co survive as may well the facade behind the parapet cladding.
STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE
Maloney's Menswear
164 Gray Street
This building, constructed c1938 for G M O'Neill, ([1]) has local significance for its architectural interest as a Moderne style shop with Gill shopfronts and for its historical associations with a number of Hamilton townsmen, including, in 1947, S Robson, chemist. ([2]) Robson's Pharmacy is now at 160 Gray Street. The earliest owner, G M O'Neill, was quite likely related to Thomas O'Neill, well known Hamilton haberdasher and draper, secretary of the Hamilton Progress Association in 1908 and a leader in the Ratepayers' Association founded in 1933. ([3])
The building has suffered a superficial loss of integrity by the introduction of cladding over the clerestory and parapet. The shopfronts are remarkable for their planning. The cantilever verandah would be original but may have been refaced. The building is in good condition.
[1] HSA DP No. 228-229.
[2] Ibid.
[3] Garden, Don, Hamilton, pp 160, 173, 182 and 215.
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Maloneys' Menswear - Physical Description 1
MATERIALS:
Roof: corrugated iron
Walls: brick tiles
Dressings: tiles
Plinth: tiles
Windows: nickle & plate glass
Paving:
Other: galvanised iron extensions?
NOTABLE FEATURES:Gill shopfronts for their plan and materialsMaloneys' Menswear - Historical Australian Themes
ASSOCIATED HISTORICAL THEMES
Evolution of the Town: 1930s
Tertiary Industry: pharmacy & drapers
Health: chemists
Maloneys' Menswear - Integrity
Integrity: G
Maloneys' Menswear - Physical Conditions
Conditions: G
Heritage Study and Grading
Southern Grampians - City of Hamilton Conservation Study
Author: Timothy Hubbard with Carlotta Kellaway & Michael Looker (plus Francis Punch)
Year: 1991
Grading: C
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MECHANICS INSTITUTEVictorian Heritage Register H2171
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HAMILTON BOTANIC GARDENSVictorian Heritage Register H2185
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FORMER HAMILTON TUBERCULOSIS CHALETVictorian Heritage Register H1066
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"AQUA PROFONDA" SIGN, FITZROY POOLVictorian Heritage Register H1687
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