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Portland Club, 35 Percy Street

Location 35 Percy Street PORTLAND, GLENELG SHIRE Level Included in Heritage Overlay

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Statement of Significance

The Portland Club, 35 Percy Street, portland, was erected in 1860 as the auction rooms and wool warehouse for Messrs. Crouch and Fethers, the former having established business in the town in 1842. The architect was Daniel Nicholson. The rectangular plan stone structure with roof monitor light and simply conceived facade of fine axed basalt originally included a stone arch over the north side driveway. The Portland Club acquired the building in 1919. The facade of the Portland Club is an exemplar of the mason's craft in basalt and remains one of the finest buildings in the town. The building has important historical association with the era when Western District wool was exported from the port.