317-319 Victoria Street, West Melbourne
Butler, Graeme21 Jan 1985
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317-319 Victoria Street, West Melbourne
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21 Jan 1985
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BIF-NORTH 109711
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Grading as at 1985 : CPeriod : Early Victorian (1869)Grantee : J Watson 1859Soon after this shop and residence was built in 1869 for Phillip Bevan the ironmonger, it was taken over by Patrick Conway, a grocer and provisions dealer, who remained there until 1881 when it passed into the hands of Bernard Conway, presumably his son. In 1900, Bernard Conway was still there, and even recently the building fulfils a grocery-allied role. Of note is that Bevan applied to construct 'a building' (large) in 1865 at the Eades Place, Victoria Street Corner in 1865. [Melbourne Building Permit Applications 696/1865]A two-storey stuccoed brick shop and residence with a timber street verandah. String, cornice and architrave moulds embellish the simple elevation, whilst quoining and a scrolled and gabled entablature marks the important splayed corner of the building. Notable features include post supported shop verandah.Statement of Significance Architecturally, a generally original, simply and successfully elevated corner building with part of a timber verandah, of value as a pre-Corporation device, and a major part of a streetscape: of regional importance. Historically, a continuing and prominent corner grocery establishment owned by one family for a considerable period and one of the earlier shops in Victoria Street; of local importance.Streetscape - A major corner part of a valuable streetscape.
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| Type | Reference No. | Extent | Status/Desc |
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| Original | 109711 | 1 PDF : 767 KB ; A4 | Group of Items (May not be issued, may not be reproduced) |