Shop and Office 60 and 62 Grant St (McDonalds Saddlery, Busi Fingers Ceramics Studio, Fisher & Box Pry. Ltd. Accountants)
60-62 Grant Street BACCHUS MARSH, MOORABOOL SHIRE
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Statement of Significance
A row of four brick late Victorian and Edwardian shop s in two pairs, built over the period 1890-1911 and operated during 1890-1955 as a general store for Maddingley.
It has historical significance to Bacchus Marsh for its association with developments in community life, as a retail business. It has architectural significance locally also, as an example of a building type of its period. Finally, it has local social significance within living memory as a traditional community focus, meeting place and information exchange for Maddingley.
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Shop and Office 60 and 62 Grant St (McDonalds Saddlery, Busi Fingers Ceramics Studio, Fisher & Box Pry. Ltd. Accountants) - Physical Conditions
Reasonable
Shop and Office 60 and 62 Grant St (McDonalds Saddlery, Busi Fingers Ceramics Studio, Fisher & Box Pry. Ltd. Accountants) - Intactness
All shopfront windows have been replaced except no. 62. Brickwork has almost all been painted.
SIGNIFICICANT INTACT ELEMENTS:
FORM. FACADE. VERANDAH. RO OF FORM. USE. PARAPET DECORATION. CHlM<"iEYS. DOORS. WINDOWS. OUTB UILDINGS.
Shop and Office 60 and 62 Grant St (McDonalds Saddlery, Busi Fingers Ceramics Studio, Fisher & Box Pry. Ltd. Accountants) - Physical Description 1
A row of four brick shops in two pairs: No. 60 Victorian (shop, 1890 and residence behind 1891) and No. 62 Edwardian (62A shop, 1899 and 628 shop and residence 1911). They have hip roofs behind parapet fronts. There is a continuous old timber verandah extending over the footpath to the kerb. Chimneys are bichromatic brick. No. 60 has a former residential section at the rear, with chimney and verandah. No. 62 has a residential side entrance to Sydney Street, this is canted and recessed with a projecting minor gable roof on brackets, with a finial and a catenary curvedvalance rail. There are two triple casement sashes with highlights and the wall is roughcast over a dado board. There is also a small opening. No. 60(a) has a large outbuilding (stables?) accessible from a rear lane off Sydney Street and No. 60(b) has a roof lantern vent.
Shop and Office 60 and 62 Grant St (McDonalds Saddlery, Busi Fingers Ceramics Studio, Fisher & Box Pry. Ltd. Accountants) - Historical Australian Themes
Townships/Community Life
Shop and Office 60 and 62 Grant St (McDonalds Saddlery, Busi Fingers Ceramics Studio, Fisher & Box Pry. Ltd. Accountants) - Usage/Former Usage
USE: Shops and office.
PREVIOUS USE: General Sto re.
Heritage Study and Grading
Moorabool - Bacchus Marsh Heritage Study 1995
Author: Richard Peterson and Daniel Catrice
Year: 1995
Grading:
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RESIDENCEVictorian Heritage Register H0503
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BACCHUS MARSH EXPRESS OFFICE AND PRINTING WORKSVictorian Heritage Register H0504
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FORMER CHRISTOPHER CRISP RESIDENCEVictorian Heritage Register H0505
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