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Heape Court Warehouses - Group Classification

Other Names Cooper's Warehouse ,  Pynsent's First Store ,  Pynsent's Second Store Location 303 - 305 Elizabeth Street & 359 - 365 Little Lonsdale Street,, MELBOURNE VIC 3000 - Property No B6125 File Number B6125 Level State

[1/1] B6125 Heape Court Warehouses

Statement of Significance

Heape Court Warehouses, dating from the early 1850s,is an important surviving examples of a nineteenth century commercial laneway precinct. It contains two rare examples of gold-rush period warehouses, the 1854 brick Pynsent's Second Store and Cooper's Blacksmith Shop at the rear of 361-5 Little Lonsdale Street, and the 1853 bluestone Pynsent's First Store at 303-305 Elizabeth Street constructed by the notable firm of James Lawrence & son.
The laneway also contains the three-storey brick Cooper's Warehouse at the rear of 359 Little Lonsdale Street, designed in 1887 by the significant Melbourne architects Twentyman and Askew for the ironmongers and importers J Cooper & Son. All three buildings and the laneway remain substantially original and have been in continuous use for commercial purposes for over 130 years. The precinct retains an intimate scale coupled with a consistent 19th century architectural character.
Classified: 11/08/1990