STORE (FORMER) AND RESIDENCE
7 Glendinning Street, BALMORAL VIC 3407 - Property No 045
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Statement of Significance
The store and residence located at 7 Glendinning Street, in the centre of the township of Balmoral is said to be the oldest commercial premises in Glendinning Street. The building is no longer a store, but is used as a single storey timber cottage. The cottage is symmetrical, with a central door, windows either side and a verandah across the front. There is a skillion across the whole of the rear and may be original. This has been extended at a later but possibly early date. The original plan was probably of four rooms with a central hall. It is believed that the store and residence may date from the 1850s, and that the first Post Office in Balmoral may have operated from the store prior to the current Post Office being constructed. The building is in fair condition, but has a very low degree of integrity.
How is it significant?
The former store and residence located at 7 Glendinning Street, Balmoral is of historical significance to the township of Balmoral and the Southern Grampians Shire.
Why is it significant?
The former store and residence is of historical significance as the site of a commercial store since the 1850s, and the earliest period of Balmoral's history. It is a reminder of a previous way of life and commercial activity, which saw townspeople and those on surrounding pastoral properties purchasing goods from the convenient central location of the township of Balmoral. The store and residence are of further historical importance for the structure which is essentially that of a cottage, which had a part sectioned off for commercial activity. The store's history as the first Post Office in Balmoral, with Basil Lyon as the first post master adds to the historical significance of the site.
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STORE (FORMER) AND RESIDENCE - Physical Conditions
The building is in fair condition.
STORE (FORMER) AND RESIDENCE - Physical Description 1
A simple single storey timber cottage with a verandah across the front. There is a central front door with windows on either side. There is a skillion across the whole of the rear and may be original. This has been extended at a later but possibly early date. The original plan was probably of four rooms with a central hall. The main roof is gabled and covered with corrugated iron. The skillion is also roofed in corrugated iron. The walls are now covered with pressed cement sheeting but presumably were weatherboard or some alternative timber cladding. The verandah is now supported on wrought iron posts. All the windows have been replaced and with different proportions. There is a brick chimney, the shaft of which is detached from the wall, at the north-western end. The building is built up to the street or south-western boundary.
STORE (FORMER) AND RESIDENCE - Historical Australian Themes
Theme 3: Developing local, regional and national economies
3.5.3 Developing agricultural industries
3.19 Marketing and retailing
Theme 8: Developing Australia's cultural life
8.12 Living in and around Australian homes
8.14 Living in the country and rural settlementsSTORE (FORMER) AND RESIDENCE - Usage/Former Usage
residential
STORE (FORMER) AND RESIDENCE - Integrity
very low degree of integrity
STORE (FORMER) AND RESIDENCE - Physical Description 2
Thomas Heap, first owner of cottage
Heritage Study and Grading
Southern Grampians - Southern Grampians Shire Heritage Study
Author: Timothy Hubbard P/L, Annabel Neylon
Year: 2002
Grading:
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