W Johnson Bootmakers Shop/Residence (former)

The property at 335 Main Street, Lilydale (otherwise known as the Former W. Johnston Bootmakers Shop and Residence) is significant. The form, scale, setback and detailing of the substantial c.1880- 1882 Late Victorian commercial building is of local significance. The signage on the facade, as well as the ground floor window frames, window awnings and air conditioning unit are not significant, along with other later alterations and additions.

The Former W. Johnston Bootmakers Shop and Residence is of local historical and aesthetic
significance to the township of Lilydale.

This two-storey double-fronted substantially intact brick shop/residence has high local significance as one of the older shop buildings in Lilydale's Main Street, retaining many of its Victorian features from the time when William Johnston, bootmaker, opened his business there in about 1881.

 

The Former W. Johnston Bootmakers Shop and Residence is historically significant to the township
of Lilydale as a remnant example of a Late Victorian commercial premises from a key period of
development and commerce in Lilydale, having continually operated from when William Johnston,
bootmaker, opened his business there between 1880-1882.

 

The structure is aesthetically significant as an intact Late Victorian shop. The physical elements contributing to the aesthetic significance of the site include the rectilinear form, setback, stucco render, original windows to the first floor level, timber door, parapet with moulded string course, double hipped roof form, and profiled chimney.