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Former Mining Exchange

Location

12 Lydiard Street,, BALLARAT NORTH VIC 3350 - Property No B3565

File Number

B3565

Level

State

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B3565 Fmr Mining Exchange
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B3565 Fmr Mining Exchange
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B3565 Fmr Mining Exchange

Statement of Significance

Significant of the mining era and the Boom Period, this building of 1888, architect C D Figgis, has an ornately classical two storey facade surmounted by a balustrade, central pediment and urns (some slightly defaced) in which a wide central arch with a domical reveal leads into the large central hall of the former Exchange where brick arcaded booths along both sides are surmounted by similarly arched clerestory windows at first floor level and a curved iron roof on iron trusses. The ornamental iron verandah was removed in 1964; recent alterations to the shop fronts are excluded from the Classification.
Classified: 24/04/1975
Revised: 03/08/1998

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