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178 Church Street
Other NameJames Lentell building, later confectioner and bakery Location178 CHURCH STREET RICHMOND - PROPERTY NUMBER 189710 AND 178 CHURCH STREET RICHMOND, YARRA CITY
File NumberY2011:2581LevelIncl in HO area indiv sig |
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Statement of Significance
What is significant? Non-original alterations and additions to the building are not significant. How is it significant? . for its association with local Richmond figure, James Lentell, rate collector and house agent. The James Lentell building is architecturally significant (Criterion D): . as an unusual Victorian era two-storey shop and residence, which is notable for the distinctive Tudor decorative characteristics.
The James Lentell building at 178 Church Street, Richmond is significant. It is a two-storey brick shop and residence, with a gabled parapet with some Tudor characteristics. There is an intact timber shopfront with a splayed entry. An external brick commercial oven remained in the 1990s.
The James Lentell building at 178 Church Street, Richmond is architecturally and historically significant to the locality of Richmond and the City of Yarra.
Why is it significant?
The James Lentell building is historically significant (Criterion A):
Group
Residential buildings (private)
Category
House