Pair of shops

No. 67-69 Bridge Street, Bendigo is a single-storey brick shop pair of the mid-1880s, with timber shop fronts. The subject property appears to be relatively intact to its original construction. The focus of significance is on the shops addressing Bridge Street, including their return brick walls. The additions and outbuildings to the rear of the property are not significant.

No. 67-69 Bridge Street, Bendigo is of local historical and aesthetic (architectural) significance.

67-69 Bridge Street, Bendigo (c. 1886) is of local historical significance as a late nineteenth century shop pair dating from a period of economic consolidation in Bendigo, building on the gold-based success of previous decades. The painted Cohn Bros advertisement is of interest as a reference to a major local manufacturer and employer from the 1850s to the 1980s.

The shop pair is of local aesthetic (architectural) as a representative and relatively intact example of a late nineteenth century single-story brick shop pair. It is more intact than most, retaining the original arrangement of paired shop fronts with timber plinths, angled ingoes, and high parapeted facade. The combination of bichromatic brick pilasters and timber panelling to the facade with the stepped side walls and chimneys gives the subject property a distinctive character and presentation.