POOWONG BUTTER FACTORY (FORMER)
40-70 RANCEBY ROAD, POOWONG, SOUTH GIPPSLAND SHIRE
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Statement of Significance
Non-original alterations and additions, other than those specified above, are not significant.
Aesthetically, this is one of the most complex butter factory within the South Gippsland Shire, and reflects the main periods of development throughout the Shire. The Moderne styling of the Interwar parts clearly identifies the building and contributes to the three clear phases of development at rhw site. (Criterion E)
Socially, this factory provided employment for many within the community and became a pillar to the local economy, as the dairy industry has been central to the economy of the South Gippsland Shire since settlement. (Criterion G)
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POOWONG BUTTER FACTORY (FORMER) - Physical Description 1
The former Poowong Butter Factory, at 40-70 Ranceby Road combines three major periods of development. This building was not inspected in sufficient detail to fully interpret its elements, which are much more complex than most of the other butter factories.
The first stage, constructed in 1901, is expressed by the two storey brick, iron roofed, hipped structure, rising above the interwar section at the front. The large gable to its north may also be part of the 1901 building.
The post war phase is evident in the apparently ad hoc additions in corrugated iron which presumably housed the larger processing facilities introduced at the time.
The interwar phase provides the facade, which hides the less substantial structures behind is a long single storey parapet wall in brick, finished in banded and textured render. The entries were emphasised by brick quoins, now painted over, and the facade is punctuated by simple regular openings, which formerly had multi-pane steel window frames.
Heritage Study and Grading
South Gippsland - South Gippsland Heritage Study
Author: David Helms with Trevor Westmore
Year: 2004
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