DAWSON'S CASH STORE (FORMER)
23 STANLEY STREET, TOORA, SOUTH GIPPSLAND SHIRE
Toora Commercial & Residential
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Statement of Significance
- Wide street verandah on both Stanley and Gray Streets
- Original timber shopfronts and double panelled door at corner
- Low brick stall Skylights to both stores
Aesthetically, the former Dawson's Cash Store is on visually significant corner in the heart of the commercial centre of Toora. This, combined with the substantial size of the building, its unique and extravagant parapet and its close proximity to other locally and regionally significant buildings such as the former Union Bank of Australia (see TO-ST-030), makes it a local landmark within the community. This building makes a significant contribution to the character of Stanley Street and Toora. (Criterion E)
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DAWSON'S CASH STORE (FORMER) - Physical Description 1
The former Dawson's Cash Store at 23 Stanley Street, Toora is a large brick Federation corner store with a splayed corner and an extravagantly curved timber framed parapet and a wide street verandah on both street frontages. The store is extended at the Stanley Street side by a second space at a higher floor level. The parapet then extends further to cover a side vehicular entry and an outbuilding on the building line. There is a corrugated iron storage shed in the rear yard.
The most notable feature of the building is the parapet, which is sheeted in metal. It commences in both directions from a tall raised corner panel with a curved top, in something like the classical depiction of whales with their raised tails against the corner panel, before levelling out to the end of the building. The design of the verandah encompasses both the corner store and the second section. This suggests that either both were built concurrently or that the parapet was a later addition. The second section may have been the original residence, because the entry is of a domestic form. The verandah is straight roofed and splayed at the corner with stop chamfered posts. It steps up at the second section to the north. Other significant elements include:- Original timber shopfronts with a low brick stall and double panelled doors at the corner.
- The arched door opening with sidelights to the second shop. This is the domestic element which suggests that it was the entry to the original residence, which was replaced by the second shop or extension of the main store.
- Vertical board end infills to the verandah.
- Skylights to both stores.Heritage Study and Grading
South Gippsland - South Gippsland Heritage Study
Author: David Helms with Trevor Westmore
Year: 2004
Grading: Local
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