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FORMER ADAM REA'S STORE
Location1 MURRAY STREET COLAC, COLAC OTWAY SHIRE Google Maps and Google StreetviewVictorian Heritage Register (VHR) NumberH0433 Heritage Overlay NumberHO130 Level of SignificanceRegistered |
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Historic Building No. 433, former Adam Rea's Store, corner Murray and Queen Streets, Colac (to the extent of the total exterior of the stone and adjacent brick building). [Victoria ... more |
Statement of Significance
The building at 1 Murray Street, Colac is one of a small group of surviving and relatively intact single storey shops from the period. It is a well proportioned emporium prominently located within the original section of the town. It is architecturally detailed and finished with a remarkably high degree of sophistication for buildings of that period located outside one of the major shopping streets in Melbourne. It is considered that Adam Rea was a man of some importance in the ... more
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