Arthurs Creek Store and Post Office, 910 Arthurs Creek Road ARTHURS CREEK

Other Name

Old Store and Post Office

Location

910 Arthurs Creek Road ARTHURS CREEK, NILLUMBIK SHIRE

Level

Included in Heritage Overlay

Statement of Significance

HERITAGE VALUE 2005: Local

SIGNIFICANCE ASSESSMENT

What is significant?

Fabric associated with: . .

- the Victorian & Edwardian-eras

- William & George Murphy tenure

How is it significant?

The former Arthurs Creek Store and Post Office is historically significant to the

Nillumbik Shire and Arthurs Creek:

Why is it significant?

The former Arthurs Creek Store and Post Office is significant:

,.as a well preserved public building in the area for over 100 years (Criterion 4)

- for the close association with the pioneering Murphy family and proximity to other public buildings facilitated by the family's land gifts (Criterion H1)

- for the rare shopfront details and siting (Criterion B2).

- for strong evocation of the traditional store and post office building type within the Shire (Criterion D1)

- as a contributory part of a locally significant historic landscape and building group (Criterion A4)

Group

Postal and Telecommunications

Category

Post Office