Bridge Street North Precinct

Bridge Street North, developed between Arnold and Nolan Streets from the mid 1850s with commercial activities, later consolidating as a residential area with growth and expansion into the 1940s, is significant. The avenues of elm street trees are also significant. 

Significant elements of the precinct include: 

. 95-97 Bridge Street 

. Linda House and Garden, 74 Bridge Street (HO99)

. Building,123 Bridge Street HO100 

. 125 Bridge Street 

. Street trees (elms)

Contributory elements include:

. 80 Arnold Street

. 62 Bridge Street 

. 70 Bridge Street 

. 68 Bridge Street

. 78 Bridge Street 

. 80 Bridge Street 

. 81 Bridge Street 

. 82 Bridge Street 

. 86 Bridge Street 

. 87 Bridge Street 

. 88 Bridge Street 

. 89 Bridge Street 

. 91 Bridge Street 

. 96 Bridge Street 

. 103 Bridge Street 

. 105 Bridge Street 

. 106-108 Bridge Street 

. 107 Bridge Street 

. 109 Bridge Street 

. 110 Bridge Street 

. 112 Bridge Street 

. 117 Bridge Street 

. 119 Bridge Street 

. 29 Nolan Street 

Bridge Street North precinct is of local historic and aesthetic value to City of Greater Bendigo. 

Bridge Street North is representative of Bendigo's inner suburban areas developed initially as a mixed area combining commercial activities, but consolidating into a residential area with buildings representing a spectrum of growth and development. The suburban areas around Bendigo North, including that of Bridge Street, demonstrate the growth of housing alongside that of the industrial expansion of Bendigo. Nearby employment at the railway workshops, tramways depot, industries on Charleston Road, flour mill, abattoir and cattle yard, brewery and various timber and metal workshops provided the means for the expansion of suburban areas north and west of the city centre. The former Norfolk Brewery site is a tangible reminder of this important industry and is one of several breweries that operated in Bendigo. Bridge Street North is notable for its early twentieth century (Inter-war) development around Nolan Street with 106-108, 123 and 125 Bridge Street being fine examples of this period. 107 Bridge Street is a tangible link with the street's former mixed land use. (Criterion A) 

The qualities of the street include single storey detached dwellings with similar setbacks and low front fences, a mix of brick and timber used in construction, and a range of Victorian, Edwardian, Inter-war and early Post-war residences. Bridge Street North is a fine example of the suburban expansion of Bendigo also characterised in the Baxter Street precinct (HO2). When compared with other streets in the Bendigo North area, Bridge Street is notable for its street trees providing a near continuous canopy and a sense of enclosure. The street has aesthetic value for its range of architectural styles from the 1870s to the 1940s and its degree of intactness with minimal new development encroaching. Places of individual significance include 123 and 125 Bridge Street and the former Norfolk Brewery, 95-97 Bridge Street. (Criterion E) 

Whilst Bridge Street has some similar qualities to a number of other residential precincts including King Street (HO6), Tomlins Street (HO14), Baxter Street (HO2) and Stevenson Street (HO13), it is one of the most intact streets in Bendigo North. (Criterion D)