Shop, 115 Avon Terrace

Author

Shire of York

Place Number

23470

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Location

115 Avon Tce York

Location Details

Part of York Town Centre Precinct

Local Government

York

Region

Avon Arc

Construction Date

Constructed from 1908

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

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Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

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Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Local Heritage Survey	Adopted	25 Nov 2019	Considerable Significance	Considerable Significance Very important to the heritage of the locality/area. High degree of integrity/authenticity. Conservation of the place is highly desirable. Any alterations or extensions should reinforce the significance of the place. Minimal impact to original fabric or form is desired.

Parent Place or Precinct

02862 York Town Centre Precinct

Statement of Significance

The delightful shop was purpose built for bootmaker A.J.Williams’ Ezywalkin Boot Company was built in the 1930s.The Regency influenced Federation architecture with the scrolled pediment makes a significant contribution to the historical aesthetic of York town centre and roofscape.

Physical Description

The single-storey single-front shop masonry structure presents a refined façade to Avon Terrace. The shop front is asymmetrical with a recessed double entry with a shopfront window on its south side, above a low dado. There is a row of highlight windows on the façade above the bullnose veranda. The face parapet is high, with decorative cones on each end and a distinctive arched moulded scrolled pediment.

History

After trading in Dinsdale’s Bootmakers at 152 Avon Terrace, A.J.Williams, bootmaker, built his Ezywalkin Boot Company store in 1908. Later it was Christies Café, and in more recent years has been a real estate office

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: Good
Authenticity: Good

Condition

Fair

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

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

Creation Date

11 Aug 2011

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

23 Jun 2021

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