Shops
24 AND 26 BRIDGE MALL, BALLARAT CENTRAL - PROPERTY NUMBERS 2003829, 2043931, BALLARAT CITY
Bridge Street Mall / Bakery Hill
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Statement of Significance
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Shops - Physical Description 1
This pair of shops, constructed in 1890, has an intact ornate upper facade.
The first floor is represented as a masonry piano nobile with arched triple windows, with the central arch stilted, a Norman device used in a Renaissance vocabulary. The arches are supported on elaborate ancones, and at the window sill line there are ornamental square sectioned urns. The facade is broken vertically by pilasters terminating in a short fluted block, topped by two paterae. A cornice with a fine line of dentillation divides the two floors. The upper floor is less ornate but has unusual square bosses at the springing of the archivolt. The central window keystones carry triglyphs above, providing a rudimentary indication of a doric frieze above. This is surmounted by a bracketed cornice with a balustraded parapet with intact garlanded balls. .
The ornate upper facade of this building embodies the diverse elements of boom classical architecture, with architectural- elements combined 'in an imaginative way. It is an important streetscape element, is in good condition, and the upper floors are relatively intact. The modernised shop fronts, the illuminated sign at first floor level, 'and new awning detract from the integrity of the building.Heritage Study and Grading
Ballarat - Ballarat Conservation Study
Author: Jacobs Lewis Vines Architects
Year: 1978
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SYNAGOGUEVictorian Heritage Register H0106
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FORMER BALLARAT EAST FREE LIBRARYVictorian Heritage Register H1493
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FORMER POLICE STATION, BALLARATVictorian Heritage Register H1544
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"1890"Yarra City
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"AMF Officers" ShedMoorabool Shire
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"AQUA PROFONDA" SIGN, FITZROY POOLVictorian Heritage Register H1687
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"1890"Yarra City
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'BRAESIDE'Boroondara City
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'ELAINE'Boroondara City
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