Melbourne Road Commercial Precinct

How is it Significant?

The Melbourne Road Commercial Heritage Precinct is of local historic and aesthetic significance to the City of Hobsons Bay.

Historically, the Melbourne Road Commercial Heritage Precinct is significant for its associations with the development of the main Newport shopping centre that developed around the Newport Railway Station from the late nineteenth to early twentieth century and was second only to Williamstown commercial area in its importance. It demonstrates the development of the Newport area during the late nineteenth and early twentieth century and illustrates how retail centres developed around railway stations. (AHC criteria A4 and D2)

Aesthetically, the Melbourne Road Commercial Heritage Precinct is significant as a representative example of a late nineteenth and early twentieth century commercial precinct, which is notable for the intact upper level facades that contribute to the historic character of the Newport commercial precinct. (AHC criterion E1)

On this basis, the following properties contribute to the significance of the precinct:

- 316, 328-338 and 344 Melbourne Road.

- 35 Davies Street.

Please note that some heritage places within this precinct may also have an individual citation in this Study.

Group

Commercial

Category

Commercial Precinct