David Pratt's Warehouse

Location

101 Mair and corner of Camp St, BALLARAT CENTRAL VIC 3350 - Property No B1408

File Number

B1408

Level

State

Statement of Significance

Pratt's warehouse (originally McDowall and Gray's warehouse) provides a historically significant rare example of a two-storey masonry warehouse of the 19th century in its original form with pulleys, hooks and hoists. As such, it is a typical warehouse structure of the day.

It was designed by prominent local architect, JA Doane in 1869 and is a credit to tis architect, having stood intact for over 103 years. It is interesting for being a free-standing corner structure of rough-faced masonry with a double facade. The facade is also unusual for its fake and real chimneys which were designed to provide symmetry to the Main Street side.

(Derived from VHR statement of significance).

Classified: 13/02/1964

Revised: classified: State: 03/08/1998

Group

Commercial

Category

Warehouse/storage area