SHELTER

The Shelter at 75 Mitchell Street, Axedale, including all the fabric of weatherboard building is significant.

The Shelter at 75 Mitchell Street, Axedale is of local historical, social and aesthetic significance for the City of Greater Bendigo.

The Shelter at 75 Mitchell Street, Axedale is historically significant for its associations with the history of horse racing in the former Shire of McIvor. The shelter is a surviving example of an early twentieth century racetrack structure. It is of social significance as it reflects the role that racing played in the sporting and social history of Axedale, and the need to provide comfortable facilities at the racecourse. Criterion A

Although it has been adapted with the addition of a storage area, it is aesthetically significant as an elegant pavilion with architectural refinements of gable end strapping and finials and a steeply pitched roof. Criterion D

75 Mitchell Street has rarity value as the only building of its type identified in the study area. Criterion B