Chamber of Commerce (Duplicate)
44 Sturt Street, BALLARAT CENTRAL VIC 3350 - Property No 2031250
Lydiard Street Heritage Precinct
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Statement of Significance
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Chamber of Commerce (Duplicate) - Physical Description 1
This building was erected in 1859 by the Ballarat Chamber of Commerce at a cost of, £2,000, and is shown in a contemporary lithograph. J.A.Doane undertook work on the building in 1869. It has twice been externally altered since then, once to convert the ground floor to shops entailing the removal of the arcuated ground floor .facade before 1905 and again by 1919 with the construction of a third floor behind a mansarded roof. Originally it was one of the most engaging public buildings in Ballarat. In spite of the subsequent intrusive alterations the surviving sections are of considerable interest, in particular the unusual parapet with balustrading of linked elipses and the corner double pedestals which serve also as chimneys. The piano nobile comprises a charming, almost primitive, simplicity of alternating segmental and triangular pedimented aedicules with ionic pilasters and window guards of square balusters. These contain an early and pleasant design of casement windows. The building is important historically as one of the earliest surviving buildings in Ballarat and because of its associations with many architects who practised from it, most notably Leonard Terry. This building is an important example of Doane's work and the combination of elements unique to this state.
Chamber of Commerce (Duplicate) - Intactness
INTACTNESS: shopfronts and roof altered
Heritage Study and Grading
Ballarat - Ballarat Heritage Precincts Study
Author: Dr David Rowe and Wendy Jacobs
Year: 2006
Grading:
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SYNAGOGUEVictorian Heritage Register H0106
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FORMER BALLARAT EAST FREE LIBRARYVictorian Heritage Register H1493
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FORMER POLICE STATION, BALLARATVictorian Heritage Register H1544
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