House & Shop
3 Cherry Street MACLEOD, BANYULE CITY
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Statement of Significance
What is significant?
The house and shop, built in 1926 at 3 Cherry Street, Macleod is significant.
How is it significant?
3 Cherry Street is of local historic and aesthetic significance to the City of Banyule.
Why is it significant?
3 Cherry Street is opposite the station and the main shopping area of Macleod, and predates commercial development in this area. It is associated with the extension of the railway line to Hurstbridge and Eltham. (Criterion A)
3 Cherry Street is one of relatively few buildings in Macleod dating from the interwar period and is particularly prominent on the corner of Cherry Street and Wungan Street and adjacent to the Harry Pottage Reserve. (Criterion E)
3 Cherry Street is a form of shop and residence which is uncommon in Macleod, and not common in other parts of Banyule. Apart from the missing canopy to the shop, and the front fence, the building has a high level of integrity. (Criterion B)
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House & Shop - Physical Description 1
3 Cherry Street, Macleod is situated opposite the railway line and the Harry Pottage Reserve. The building is an attached residence and shop built in the interwar bungalow style. Situated on a prominent corner this building has a landmark quality. The shop front has an original entrance recessed between tiles stallboards below the window. The parapet is rendered and has a stepped profile. Behind this the terra cotta style hipped roof is visible and this matches that of the house. The house has typical solid tapered piers supporting the porch roof and has high integrity. There is no front fence. The canopy verandah is missing from the shop.
The shopping area of Macleod has been consolidated on the east side of the railway line and this building is a reminder of what might have been a larger group of shops to the west of the line.Heritage Study and Grading
Banyule - Banyule Heritage Review
Author: Context P/L
Year: 2009
Grading: Local
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