SHOPS AND RESIDENCES

The ‘Top of the Town’ building, at 33 Bridge Street, Korumburra, built in c.1894, is significant. This substantial two storey brick terrace building has a skillion roof to the upper floor concealed behind the high front parapet with a rendered façade. The building features narrow windows, with those windows closest to the carpark are original, and the verandah along the building frontage, which is a later addition. Other contributory features include:

Non-original alterations and additions, other than those specified above, are not significant.

The 'Top of the Town' building, at 33 Bridge Street, Korumburra is of local historic and aesthetic significance to the South Gippsland Shire.

Historically, there is evidence that this building may have built between 1892-1894 although the exact date is unknown. The early development of the immediate area surrounding the intersection of Bridge Street, Commercial Street and Mine Road support this early date. This building demonstrates the commercial development of Korumburra at the beginning of the 20th Century when it was the largest and most prosperous town in the South Gippsland region. (Criterion A) 
Aesthetically, this building remains one of the most significant landmarks in the Shire and originally held space for four commercial properties. This imposing two storey building significantly contributes to the historic and aesthetic character of Bridge Street and Commercial Street. Although now painted and adapted, the brick building is still a key feature of the town due to its location on a main thoroughfare through Korumburra. (Criterion E)