Elston's Bazaar and Stationery Shop

Author

Shire of Esperance

Place Number

05035

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Location

Cnr Dempster & Kemp Sts, Village Museum Esperance

Location Details

Other Name(s)

Elston's Photograph
Museum Park Period Village; Chemist Shop

Local Government

Esperance

Region

Goldfields

Construction Date

Constructed from 1896

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Local Heritage Survey	Adopted	27 Apr 2021	Some/Moderate significance	Some/Moderate significance Contributes to the heritage of the locality. Has some altered or modified elements, not necessarily detracting from the overall significance of the item. Desired Management Outcome: Include in Heritage List. Conservation of the place is desirable. Any alterations or extensions should reinforce the significance of the place, and original fabric should be retained wherever feasible.
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	23 Jul 1996

Physical Description

This compact store. made of timber. fibreboard and corrugated iron. is situated in Museum Park adjacent to the Doctor's Surgery. The facade has a gabled parapet and a large glazed window with a doorway to one
side.

History

This building was situated opposite the Post and Telegraph Office and was originally occupied by Elston, a photographer who left a legacy of early photographs 1896-I 898 when he moved to Ravensthorpe. Later the shop became a general store. stationery store. bicycle agency and chemist. The shop has had a number of owners since 1896. For a number of years it was used by successive chemists. The chemist shops were taken over by Kieraths in 1970. In 1978 the shop was moved to Museum Park where it operates as a craft shop.

Condition

Good

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id	Title	Medium	Year Of Publication
9772	Museum Park period village Esperance, WA. Heritage Walk Trail.	Brochure	207

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Other Use	COMMERCIAL	Shop\Retail Store {single}
Original Use	COMMERCIAL	Shop\Retail Store {single}
Present Use	COMMERCIAL	Shop\Retail Store {single}

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Wall	TIMBER	Other Timber
Roof	METAL	Corrugated Iron

Historic Themes

General	Specific
OCCUPATIONS	Commercial & service industries

Creation Date

15 Nov 1996

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

14 Jun 2021

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