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Ivanhoe Shopping Centre
104-224, 101-215 Upper Heidelberg Road IVANHOE, BANYULE CITY

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Ivanhoe Shopping Centre, west side

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Statement of Significance
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Statement of Significance

The Ivanhoe Shopping Centre is of local historical and social significance. It is a traditional shopping strip sited on one of the two earliest thoroughfares in Heidelberg and represents a range of commercial building forms, including some from the 19th century, but is predominantly from the period c. 1915-40.

The precinct has been the site of commercial activity since Greenway's Ivanhoe Hotel commenced near here in 1854. Its character, however, is dominated by the austere commercial style which preceded and followed World War One. The shopping strip is a dominant part of Banyule's urban fabric and, of the two larger shopping centres (the other being Burgundy Street), it is by far the more homogenous.

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- Physical Description 1
  
  Ivanhoe Shopping Centre - Physical Description 1
  
  The built fabric of Ivanhoe Shopping Centre comprises a mix of one and two-storey shops on both east and west sides of the street. The original verandahs have been replaced with cantilevered awnings in the 1920s and 1930s, some of which retain their pressed metal undersides, but have mostly been altered in the late 20th century. The earlier buildings are generally of red brick construction with render trim, whilst later inter-War buildings are generally of cream and manganese or clinker brick construction.
  
  The shops almost all have parapetted roofs, generally plain or stepped. They are in a variety of styles, including inter-War Tudor Revival, Moderne and Spanish Mission, as well as a plain red brick commercial style c 1910s. Original verandahs have been replaced with cantilevered awnings in the 1920s and 30s, some of which retain their pressed metal undersides, but have mostly been altered in the late 20th century. Near original shop fronts survive at Nos. 137-139,148 and 213, but most have been altered or replaced.
  
  The kerb lines have recently been planted with roses.
  
  The following buildings from the Ivanhoe Shopping Centre have individual datasheets in the Banyule Heritage Places Study - Building Citations Vol 2, Parts 1 & 2 (1997):
  
  . Coles Store, 115-117 Upper Heidelberg Road (1939-40)
  
  . Former Commercial Bank of Australia, 147 Upper Heidelberg Road (1918, 1923-24)
  
  . Shops and Dwellings, 158-160 Upper Heidelberg Road (1937-38)
  
  . Shops and Dwellings, 218-224 Upper Heidelberg Road (1932-33)
  
  Heritage Study and Grading
  
  Heritage Study and Grading
  
  Banyule - Banyule Heritage Study
  
  Author: Allum Lovell & Associates
  Year: 1999
  Grading: Local
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