Shops

History:

By 1882, John Howard owned a wooden house and a brick shop on the north east corner of Victoria and Little Lithgow Streets which he sold to Thomas Stanford in 1888. Neither property was occupied at the time. By 1890 these properties had been demolished and Stanford had built four brick shops on the land. Stanford retained ownership at least until 1900, leasing the properties as follows: No. 371: Moran and Cato, grocers; No. 373: Hyam Levy, tobacconist; No. 375: Henry Parker, caterer; No. 377: George Ward, teacher.

Description:

The terrace at 371-377 Victoria Street, Abbotsford, is a row of four double-storey polychromatic brick shops. The first floor facade is of brown brick with tuck pointed joints, and has red brick pilasters defining the party walls, and contrasting cream brick segmental window arches with red brick keystones. Each first floor facade has two timber-framed double-hung sash windows. The window sills, hood moulds, cornices and plainly detailed parapet are all of unpainted render.

The ground floor shopfronts have all been altered. The shops probably originally had verandahs, since demolished.

Significance:

The shops at 371-377 Victoria Street, Abbotsford, are of local architectural significance. Although the shopfronts have been altered, the first floor facade is an unusual composition of polychromatic brick and unpainted render elements remain substantially intact, and are an important heritage element in the streetscape.

Group

Retail and Wholesale

Category

Shop