HEYWOOD TOWNSHIP PRECINCT

EDGAR STREET, and HUNTER STREET, and SCOTT STREET, HEYWOOD, GLENELG SHIRE

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Heywood Precinct

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  • Physical Description 1

    HEYWOOD TOWNSHIP PRECINCT - Physical Description 1

    The Heywood Commercial precinct is located along the Princes Highway (Edgar Street), from the Fitzroy River through to Railway Drive and Markham Street. The precinct covers most of the commercial shopping strip, the State School No. 297, the railway station, the Heywood Community Centre, some other civic buildings and structures, the street trees and the one surviving hotel. The various churches lie outside the precinct, as they are generally set back from the main thoroughfare, Edgar Street. The surviving commercial premises date from as early as the 1860s, although there is a fair representation of buildings through to the 1960s. A number of contributory nineteenth and early twentieth century buildings are clustered on the east side of Edgar Street, particularly between Scott Street and Railway Drive. These are mainly single storey timber dwellings.
    
    The buildings in the northern part of Edgar Street are primarily commercial or civic. Along the west side of Edgar Street there is a range of single storey commercial premises. Many of these are mid to late nineteenth century shops which have had post World War Two facades built on during the wool boom years in the middle of the twentieth century. The two-storey Heywood Hotel, located at the north-west corner of Edgar and Scott Street dominates and acts as a keystone for the precinct. It is the tallest and the longest building in the streetscape. Along the east side of Edgar Street there are some single-storey commercial buildings, mainly on a larger scale, including a number of structures which relate to the car industry. This side of the street is dominated by the former Heywood State School which is set in extensive grounds, the openness of which is an important part of the precinct's character. The school is much extended but the loosely Gothic revival style is consistently applied and the main building retains a high degree of integrity. The small octagonal shelter shed is also important. The boulevard planting in the median strips of Edgar Street is important and this is reinforced by the prominence and axial planning of the grey granite obelisk which is the war memorial. All of the buildings in the Heywood precinct, except the State School, are built up to the street boundary. The construction materials are local stone, brick or timber, with some buildings having later modifications of other materials. At the southern edge of the precinct is the moderne Civic Hall (now the Community Centre) which is a large two storey structure in cream brick, set in an open space, which again is part of its significance. The former Railway Station building is located on the boundary of the precinct on the northeast corner of Railway Drive, and is the only surviving building on the Railway land which represents this once thriving Railway Complex.
    
    In the 1990s and early 2000s, a program of beautification of the main commercial area of Edgar Street commenced. New paving and traffic islands were incorporated into the street design, as were new seats, appropriate plantings and other elements. These are not contributory elements. The much older Eucalypt which survives outside the Heywood Hotel is important for its contribution to the significance of the precinct.
    
    Geographically, this area is on the river flat, and has been prone to flooding in the past. Nonetheless, the integrity of most of the surviving buildings within the precinct is very high and their condition is good. Overall, the precinct retains a fair degree of integrity and is generally in good condition.

    CONTRIBUTORY PLACES.

    Timber House, 22 Edgar Street, Heywood

    . Timber House, 30 Edgar Street, Heywood

    . Shop 51 Edgar Street, Heywood

    . Post office, 52 Edgar Street, Heywood

    . Store, 55 Edgar Street, Heywood

    . Butcher Shop, 57 Edgar Street, Heywood

    . Shop, 65 Edgar Street, Heywood

    . Store, 66 Edgar Street, Heywood

    . Shop, 75 Edgar Street, Heywood

    . Edwardian House, 81 Edgar Street, Heywood

    Riverlea, 4 Hunter Street, Heywood
    

    SIGNIFICANT PLACES
    

    . Heywood Hotel, 47 Edgar Street

    . State School No. 297 and War Memorial , 54-58 Edgar Street, Heywood

    . Foodworks, 69-71 Edgar Street Heywood

    . Glenelg Shire Council Offices, 77 Edgar Street, Heywood

    . Street Trees, median strip, Edgar Street [between Scott Street and the Fitzroy River Road Bridge], Heywood

    . Scout Hall, 9 Scott Street, Heywood

    . Shire Hall, 20 Edgar Street, Heywood

    Railway Station, 18 Edgar Street Heywood

    Heritage Study and Grading

    Heritage Study and Grading

    Glenelg - Glenelg Shire Heritage Study Part One

    Author: Carlotta Kellaway, David Rhodes Mandy Jean
    Year: 2002
    Grading:

    Glenelg - Glenelg Heritage Study Stage Two (a)

    Author: Heritage Matters
    Year: 2006
    Grading: Local

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