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SHOPS (FORMER)

Other Name

Bank of Cyprus

Location

471-73 HIGH STREET, PRESTON, DAREBIN CITY

Level

Included in Heritage Overlay

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Bank of Cyprus, 471-73 High

Statement of Significance

What is significant?
The building, designed by G.J. & B. Sutherland and constructed by 1937, at 471-3 High Street, Preston is significant. The following elements contribute to the significance of the place:

- the intact Moderne detailing to the upper facades of the two storey section facing High Street and Murray Road and
- the single storey addition with Moderne detailing along Murray road to the rear of the building.

Later alterations and additions, including shopfronts and street awnings are not significant.

How is it significant?
The building at 471-3 High Street, Preston is of local historic and aesthetic significance to Darebin City.

Why is it significant?
Historically, it significant as evidence of the commercial development associated with the post First World War boom when the population of Preston trebled within a decade. It illustrates the significant development in the decade after Preston was proclaimed a city in 1926 that cemented the role of this part of High Street as the civic and commercial heart of Preston. (AHC criteria A.4 & D.2)

It is architecturally significant as a representative example of an inter-war commercial building. It is notable for its intact upper level detailing, which illustrates the influence of the Moderne style upon inter-war architecture. (AHC criterion D.2

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