Former butcher's shop and residence

The former W.A. Carr's Butcher Shop and Residence at 287-289 Auburn Road, Hawthorn, built in 1909-1910 for local butcher William A Carr and owned and occupied by him until 1936. It is a two-storey brick building with render dressings which incorporates two shopfronts and a residential entrance at the ground floor, residence at the upper level. The upper level is articulated with two timber oriel windows and a central balcony behind a large arch.

The building is significant to the extent of the original fabric, later alterations and additions are not significant. The two-storey stables at the rear of number 289 is contributory.

The former Carr's Butcher Shop is of local architectural and historic significance to the City of Boroondara.

The former Carr's Butcher Shop is well-preserved and distinguished example of the Federation Freestyle of the ilk practiced by architect Robert Haddon. It demonstrates the use of red facebrick paired with render dressings, the strong round arch to the balcony, Art Nouveau inspired detail such as the floral capitals, and the distinctive parapet with a curved central bay and articulated with octagonal pinnacles with pepper-pot tops. It is also notable for the survival of the render in an unpainted condition. (Criterion E)

The complex of butcher's shop and stables demonstrates the importance of horse-drawn transport to businesses in the 19th and early 20th century, when most businesses had to maintain their own cart and horses for everyday use. (Criterion A)

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Commercial

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Shop