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Shops, 107-109 Napier Street, ST ARNAUD
Location107-109 Napier Street ST ARNAUD, NORTHERN GRAMPIANS SHIRE LevelRecommended for Heritage Overlay |
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Statement of Significance
The footwear store, 107-109 Napier Street, St. Arnaud, makes a significant contribution to the predominantly Victorian and Federation commercial streetscape. This building appears to have been constructed in the late 19th century for J.W. Durance, watchmaker, jeweller, and optician. The building also has significance for its intact exterior form, including the form and proportion of the shopfronts and ingoes (but not the construction). The footwear store is architecturally significant at a LOCAL level. Although altered, it still demonstrates original design qualities of a Late Victorian commercial style. These qualities include the plain brick parapet accentuated by a moulded projecting cornice and incised rectangular signage panels. Other intact or appropriate qualities include the location and form of the skillion verandah (including the galvanised corrugated iron cladding), and the form and proportions of the shopfronts, ingoes and doorways (but not the construction). The footwear store is historically significant at a LOCAL level. It is associated with the development of J.W. Durance's watchmaking and jewellery store from the late 19th century. Overall, the footwear store is of LOCAL significance.
Group
Retail and Wholesale
Category
Shop