BANK OF AUSTRALASIA (FORMER)
19 FALLS ROAD, FISH CREEK, SOUTH GIPPSLAND SHIRE
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Statement of Significance
The front elevation has weather boards to window height with a rough cast frieze above. It has a central pair of framed vertical board doors with a highlight above. The symmetrical side windows are paired double hung with bracketed mini-orb hoods over. The single end windows are similarly treated. Other notable elements include:
- The chimneys of red brick with splayed cap moulds and terra cotta pots.
- The elaborate fret brackets to the window hoods.
- The detail of the gable end with its pressed metal cornices at two levels, the frame in the peak and the diagonal pressed metal infill in the lower section.
- The barge boards are also shaped at the intersection of the frame and at the gutter line where they swell to contain a circular boss.
Aesthetically, it is a substantially intact example of Federation bank that can be compared with the former Bank of Australasia at Stony Creek. It makes an important contribution to the historic character of Falls Road. (AHC criterion - E.1)
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BANK OF AUSTRALASIA (FORMER) - Physical Description 1
The former Bank of Australasia at 19 Falls Road, Fish Creek is a single storey weatherboard clad building with a transverse corrugated iron gable roof at the street frontage, and a residence contained in a wide gable projecting to the rear. The residence has a projecting verandah contiguous with the roof to the north side. The roof has boxed eaves and the gable ends are bracketed and stepped with pressed metal cornices.
The front elevation has weather boards to window height with a rough cast frieze above. It has a central pair of framed vertical board doors with a highlight above. The symmetrical side windows are paired double hung with bracketed mini-orb hoods over. The single end windows are similarly treated. Other notable elements include:- The chimneys of red brick with splayed cap moulds and terra cotta pots.
- The elaborate fret brackets to the window hoods.
- The detail of the gable end with its pressed metal cornices at two levels, the frame in the peak and the diagonal pressed metal infill in the lower section.
- The barge boards are also shaped at the intersection of the frame and at the gutter line where they swell to contain a circular boss.Heritage Study and Grading
South Gippsland - South Gippsland Heritage Study
Author: David Helms with Trevor Westmore
Year: 2004
Grading:
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