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COMMERCIAL BANK OF AUSTRALIA, FORMER

Location 3 NAR NAR GOON ROAD, NAR NAR GOON, CARDINIA SHIRE Level Included in Heritage Overlay

[1/1] Commercial Bank of Australia

Statement of Significance

The former Commercial Bank of Australia, constructed in 1893-94, is significant to the Cardinia Shire as the oldest architect designed commercial building in the Shire, the relative sophistication of its design and for its associations with the early history of the small Nar Nar Goon township. It is significant as one of a small number of 19th century buildings remaining at Nar Nar Goon. Located on the site of the 1840s Mt. Ararat pastoral run, the township owed its origins to the timber trade and Melbourne's building boom in the 1880s. The parapeted and stuccoed Italian Renaissance styled bank building is a significant example of the substantial commercial buildings that such prosperous timber trade townships could afford. The bank has added significance for its near original exterior.

Regional Significance