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WIGHTMAN'S CENTENARY BUILDINGS
Location40 BAIR STREET, LEONGATHA, SOUTH GIPPSLAND SHIRE LevelRec for HO area contributory |
Statement of Significance
What is significant?
"Wightman's Centenery Buildings", constructed c.1933, at 40 Bair Street, Leongatha.
Why is it significant?
"Wightman's Centenery Buildings" at 40 Bair Street, Leongatha is of local historic and aesthetic interest to the town of Leongatha.
Historically, it is one of a group of buildings that demonstrate the important commercial development of that occurred in Leongatha during the interwar years. It is also important as one of the first arcade-style commercial developments in Leongatha and the Shire.
Aesthetically, it is a good and substantially intact example of an interwar shop that retains its original parapet, shopfront, awning and interiors and contributes to the streetscape of Bair Street.
Group
Retail and Wholesale
Category
Shop