Commercial Building, Ommaney Road

Statement of Significance

• The place has historic value for its association with the establishment and development of the town during the inter war period.
• The place has aesthetic value for its contribution to the streetscape of the town and its simple presentation of the inter war style

Physical Description

A pair of semi-detached commercial spaces. The building is of brick construction with hipped metal roof behind a rendered parapet wall. There is a boxed awning to the full width of the front elevation. Large timber framed shop window, timber and glass panelled door (glass panel boarded over) with fan light above to the shop section of the building. The adjoining section contains a tall fixed pane window and a timber panelled door (non-original). Weatherboard additions to the rear.

History

These brick shops were occupied in the 1960s by the Bank of NSW and a hair dresser. An article in the local press stated that the Bank of NSW had opened a branch in the town in 1953. It is likely that the shops were built prior to this as the building façade demonstrates interwar styling.

Integrity/Authenticity

High/ High

Condition

Fair

Uses

Historic Themes

Creation Date

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