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Shops and Residences

Location

159 Melbourne Road, RIPPLESIDE VIC 3215 - Property No 209822

Level

Included in Heritage Overlay

Statement of Significance

C Listed - Local Significance

[Additional information supplied informally by the Heritage Advisor, 12 December 2016:

This building was designed by the local Geelong architect Norman Schefferle in 1928. He called tenders for a "proposed brick shop and residence, Melbourne Road, North Geelong, for Mr W. Bennett" in the Geelong Advertiser, 13 June 1928, p.9].

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

157,159,159A Melbourne Road has architectural significance at a local level. The building is an unusual example of a 1920s double storey brick commercial property which is substantially intact. The building retains its characteristic siting, form and details including a prominent gable at the front, a decorative gable infill panel, an assortment of windows, and1920s shop fronts

Group

Retail and Wholesale

Category

Shopping/retail complex