MAHONEY'S SHOP, RESIDENCE & STABLES
66 LENNOX STREET,, RICHMOND VIC 3121 - Property No 149490
West Richmond Precinct
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Statement of Significance
What is significant?
Mahony's shop, residence and stables at 66 Lennox Street, Richmond is significant to the extent of its 1905 fabric. Built for James Mahone in 1905, the shop and dwelling is a two-storey red brick corner shop. It has a parapet with double reverse ogee undulations between the piers; the York Street bay steps down with a cavetto, as the cornice terminates. There is an open pediment on the corner splay. A deep cornice and frieze mould, is above rendered piers which are supported on Corinthian pilasters, which terminate as Jacobean corbels. There is a rare surviving metal convex cantilever canopy around the corner bays and two intact timber shop windows beneath, with perforated cast-iron soffit panels. The detached brick stable was also built in 1905 with a loft and gantry, and is significant.
Non-original alterations and additions to the buildings are not significant.
How is it significant?
Mahony's shop, residence and stables at 66 Lennox Street, Richmond is aesthetically and historically significant to Richmond and the City of Yarra.
Why is it significant?
Mahony's shop, residence and stables is historically significant (Criterion A):
. as a characteristic shop, residence that is notable for retaining the original stables, which demonstrates how deliveries were made to local residents by horse-drawn vehicles in the pre-World War II era.
Mahony's shop, residence and stables is aesthetically significant (Criterion E):
. as a fine, two-storey, early Edwardian corner red brick shop with unusual decoration, some residual Boom style characteristics and a Jacobean influence. It includes surviving shop front, and a rare early cantilevered verandah and is complemented by the original stables.
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MAHONEY'S SHOP, RESIDENCE & STABLES - Physical Description 1
A two-storey, red brick corner shop with unpainted render dressings, with a parapet. First-storey brickwork is dyed red, ground-storey is tuck-pointed. There are two bays to each street with a corner splay. The parapet has double reverse ogee undulations between piers and the right York Street bay steps down with a cavetto, as the cornice terminates. Over the splay is an open pediment. There is a deep cornice and frieze mould, below which rendered piers are supported on Corinthian pilasters, which finally terminate as Jacobean corbels. Windows have aprons. There is a rare surviving metal convex cantilever canopy around the corner bays and two intact timber shop windows beneath, with perforated cast-iron soffit panels. The shop interior is largely intact, including ceiling board lining, fireplace, etc. At the rear, are detached brick stables with loft and gantry.
The street canopy needs careful repair. The corner splay has aluminium shop-front, with painted brickwork under the canopy. The York Street light court has infill.
Heritage Study and Grading
Yarra - Heritage Gap Study
Author: Graeme Butler & Associates
Year: 2007
Grading: Local
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