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House - 'Boronia', 189 Grampians Road, HALLS GAP
Location189 Grampians Road HALLS GAP, NORTHERN GRAMPIANS SHIRE LevelRecommended for Heritage Overlay |
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Statement of Significance
The house known as 'Boronia', 189 Grampians Road, Halls Gap, has significance as the location of the milkbar and tearooms that were established in 1929 by Percy Bond and his wife. Although no longer operating as a shop and tearooms, the interwar Bungalow design qualities of the building (irrespective of some changes) still survive. The house known as 'Boronia' is architecturally significant at a LOCAL level. Although altered, it still demonstrates original design qualities of an interwar Bungalow style. These qualities include the gable roof form that traverses the site, together with the gable that projects slightly towards the road. Other intact or appropriate qualities include the asymmetrical composition, single storey height, horizontal timber weatherboard wall cladding, galvanised corrugated steel roof cladding, wide eaves with exposed timber rafters, face brick chimney with soldier course capping, and the timber framed double hung windows. The house known as 'Boronia' is historically significant at a LOCAL level. It is associated with commercial developments at Halls Gap and the growth of tourism in the early 20th century. In particular, this building has associations with Percy Bond and his wife from 1929, when they had the building constructed as a milkbar and tearooms (as well as a private home). The milkbar and tearooms operated well into the 20th century and later closed by E. Meagher, the last of the shop operators. Overall, the house known as 'Boronia' is of LOCAL significance.
Group
Residential buildings (private)
Category
House