SUTCLIFFE'S BUILDINGS
19-25 COMMERCIAL STREET, KORUMBURRA, SOUTH GIPPSLAND SHIRE
Korumburra Civic and Commercial
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Statement of Significance
- Narrow upper windows at rear Gabled roofline
- Inset shopfront entrances
- Non-original alterations and additions, other than those specified above, are not significant.
Aesthetically, the former Sutcliffe Buildings are a superior example of Federation commercial design within the South Gippsland Shire. The buildings are notable for their unusual division of the segmental arched windows and central pier. It is also notable that these buildings are one of only two examples of brick double storey terrace buildings in the Shire. This group of buildings continue to remain prominent, important features of Korumburra and significantly contribute to the Commercial Street streetscape. (Criterion E)
The buildings are strongly associated with the local businessman, John Sutcliffe, who was well known within the community and helped build the Austral Hotel in 1894 (see KOR-BR-034). Mr Sutcliffe purchased a number of sites in Korumburra during the early land sales of the township and gained recognition as Korumburra began to grow. (Criterion H)
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SUTCLIFFE'S BUILDINGS - Physical Description 1
"Sutcliffe's Buildings" at 19-25 Commercial Street, Korumburra are a group of three double storey brick shops with residences above, in Federation style. On the upper floor, each shop has a centrally divided segmental arched window and a Dutch parapet pediment. The central shop is of double width and has semi-circular arched windows on either side, and its larger and higher central pediment (which originally contained the name and date of construction) has been removed. Some of the original parapet urns remain. The red brick facade is relieved with typical rendered bands and the piers separating the shops are deeply panelled and have scrolled cornice blocks.
No. 19 has been painted externally and the original straight verandah has been replaced with suspended awnings. None of the shopfronts are original, although No. 25 retains an early shopfront, probably from the inter-war period.
Heritage Study and Grading
South Gippsland - South Gippsland Heritage Study
Author: David Helms with Trevor Westmore
Year: 2004
Grading:
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