Shop & Residence
244 Moorabool Street, GEELONG VIC 3220 - Property No 216466
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Statement of Significance
C listed - Local significance
Statement of Significance
244 Moorabool Street has architectural significance at a local level. It is a representative example of Early Victorian construction and has original timber and brick outbuildings, the survival of which is rare in commercial centres. The building has undergone some alterations, however it retains its form, comer entrance, clerestory roof lights and first floor windows, typical of Early Victorian buildings. Other notable details include the Geelong Blues brickwork and the unusual brick corbelling to mark the ground and first floors and the top of the parapet.
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Shop & Residence - Physical Description 1
Description
244 Moorabool Street is a double storey Early Victorian building which has been altered at ground level and a new verandah added to the east side. The building is semidetached and features an unusually decorated brick parapet facade with brick corbelling to mark the ground and first floors and the top of the parapet. The irregular spacings of parapet pilasters with the windows below suggests that the parapet may be a later addition. The first floor has double hung sash windows with twelve panes and substantially intact joinery. The ground floor windows have been bricked in on the south facade although their form is clearly apparent, and on the east facade have been replaced with larger openings. The building retains its comer entry focus and appears to have small clerestory roof lights. The timber and brick outbuilding and adjacent walls of Geelong Blues brickwork are significant original features of the site. The survival of outbuildings is relatively rare in commercial centres. Removal of the paintwork in a gentle manner would expose handmade bricks and greatly enhance the presentation of the property.
Heritage Study and Grading
Greater Geelong - Geelong City Urban Conservation Study, Volumes 2-5
Author: Graeme Butler
Year: 1991
Grading:
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FORMER GEELONG WOOL EXCHANGEVictorian Heritage Register H0622
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FORMER SCOTTISH CHIEFS HOTELVictorian Heritage Register H0662
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GEELONG TOWN HALLVictorian Heritage Register H0184
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