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Woolstores Industrial Heritage Area

Location Woolstores Industrial Heritage Area Level Included in Heritage Overlay

Statement of Significance

The Woolstores Industrial Heritage Area is significant as a distinctive part of Geelong with a number of key nineteenth and twentieth century commercial and industrial buildings, including surviving warehouses and stores. Historically, it is distinguished as the industrial heart of the commercial district of inner Geelong and its port. The Heritage Area demonstrates the importance of the wool trade to Geelong's development and reflects the economic fortunes of the City. The proximity, vista and orientation of the Heritage Area to the City's traditional entrance by road and rail, the commercial centre and the waterfront reflect its industrial heritage.

The area is dominated by warehouses and contains many individually significant buildings dating from the late 1850s to the late 1920s. Its character is derived from the scale, cohesion and integrity of the architecturally significant Victorian, masonry warehouses. The Woolstores are constructed from stone and brick, use massive construction, rise between three and four storeys, have varying street setbacks and minimal separation.

Group

Commercial

Category

Commercial Precinct