GIPPSLAND & NORTHERN OFFICE (FORMER)

Location

42 BAIR STREET, LEONGATHA, SOUTH GIPPSLAND SHIRE

Level

Rec for HO area contributory

Statement of Significance

What is significant?
The former Gippsland & Northern office, constructed by H Potter in 1937-38, at 42 Bair Street, Leongatha.

Why is it significant?
The former Gippsland & Northern office at 42 Bair Street, Leongatha is of local historic and aesthetic interest to the town of Leongatha.

Historically, it is part of a group of buildings that demonstrate an important phase of commercial development in Leongatha during the interwar years.

Aesthetically, it is a good and substantially intact example of an interwar shop that retains its original parapet and awning and contributes to the streetscape of Bair Street.

Group

Retail and Wholesale

Category

Shop