SHOP (FORMER) AND RESIDENCE
70 Mitchell Street NORTHCOTE, Darebin City
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Statement of Significance
What is significant?
The corner shop (former) and dwelling at no. 70 Mitchell Street, Northcote, built in 1903 for the labourer, Joseph Rycroft who ran a grocery store there for many years.
How is it significant?
The corner shop (former) and dwelling at no. 70 Mitchell Street, Northcote, is historically and aesthetically significant to Darebin City.
Why is it significant?
It is historically significant (Criterion A) as a surviving operational comer store and residence, recalling the period up until the mid twentieth century when stores of this kind met the needs of a pedestrian based society and were as a consequence once commonplace throughout the suburbs established up until that time. The survival of the timber posted verandah is rare (Criterion B). It compares with nearby premises, now closed at 72 South Crescent and 58 Bastings Street.
It is aesthetically significant (Criterion E) for its posted verandah, comer location and traditional architectural form.
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SHOP (FORMER) AND RESIDENCE - Physical Description 1
A timber comer shop with gabled roof section on the corner and hip roofed section alongside. There s a timber posted verandah with chamfered posts and an early advertising hoarding at the gutter line returning along both ends ofthe verandah. The end valance and gable end have been sheeted over and the shop front, whilst sympathetic, has been substantially rebuilt.
SHOP (FORMER) AND RESIDENCE - Integrity
Condition: Sound. Integrity: Medium, posted verandah substantially intact, facade re-built.
SHOP (FORMER) AND RESIDENCE - Historical Australian Themes
4. Building settlements, towns and cities (Northcote).
Heritage Study and Grading
Darebin - Darebin Heritage Review
Author: Andrew Ward
Year: 2000
Grading:
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TERRACE HOUSESVictorian Heritage Register H1774
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FORMER NORTHCOTE THEATREVictorian Heritage Register H2287
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BASTING STREET HOUSESVictorian Heritage Inventory
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