ELIZABETH HOUSE
3 BAIR STREET, LEONGATHA, SOUTH GIPPSLAND SHIRE
Leongatha Civic & Commercial
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Statement of Significance
What is significant?
'Elizabeth House', designed by T.C. McCullough and constructed in 1939-40, at 3 Bair Street, Leongatha.
Why is it significant?
'Elizabeth House' is of local historic and aesthetic significance to South Gippsland Shire.
Historically, it is one of a group of buildings that demonstrate the important phase of development of the commercial centre of Leongatha in the interwar years. (AHC criteria - A.4 and D.2)
Aesthetically, it is a locally rare and superior example of an interwar commercial building in the Art Deco/Moderne style. It makes an important contribution to the historic character of the precinct surrounding the intersection of Bair and McCartin Streets in Leongatha. (AHC criteria - B.2 and E.1)
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ELIZABETH HOUSE - Physical Description 1
"Elizabeth House" at 3 Bair Street, Leongatha is a group of three interwar shops contained under a common rendered parapet of moderne/art deco design, stepping up to a central motif with the name "Elizabeth House" in large raised Chicago style lettering placed centrally. The cantilevered verandah has raised horizontal bands at the top and bottom of the fascia, but it is now covered by sheet metal signs. Only the shopfront of the north shop is original. The building, typically for many interwar commercial developments, focuses on the complex itself, rather than permitting each shop a separate identity.
Heritage Study and Grading
South Gippsland - South Gippsland Heritage Study
Author: David Helms with Trevor Westmore
Year: 2004
Grading:
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LEONGATHA SECONDARY COLLEGEVictorian Heritage Register H0949
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