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The Commercial Bank

Author

City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder

Place Number

00177
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Location

66 Burt St Boulder

Location Details

Other Name(s)

Bank; Office of the Hon Julian Grill MLA

Local Government

Kalgoorlie-Boulder

Region

Goldfields

Construction Date

Constructed from 1900

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents More information
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
RHP - To be assessed Current 13 Feb 2004

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management More information
Category Description
Statewide Bank Survey Completed 01 Nov 1997

Heritage Council
Register of the National Estate Interim 21 Oct 1980

Heritage Council
Classified by the National Trust Classified 19 Jul 1977

Heritage Council
Register of the National Estate Registered 21 Oct 1980

Heritage Council
Municipal Inventory Adopted 09 Jul 2001 Category 2

Category 2

The place is considered to have a high level of significance to the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder and valued by the local community. Maximum encouragement to conserve the significance of the place should be provided to the owner under the town planning scheme.

Statement of Significance


Significance: The building makes a contribution to the streetscape of Burt Street in its prominent location at the corner of Lane and Burt Streets. Built to the street alignment, the heavy masonry shell of the building and its classical detailing facade treatment of painted and rendered work gives the building prominence in Burt Street.

Physical Description

: A two-storey building designed in the Federation Free Classical style, c. 1890 - c. 1915, and built to the building line of Burt and Lane Streets. The exterior of the building features a rendered parapet which bares the name of the building.

The facade treatment of painted and rendered work creates visual interest. A verandah roof (now missing) wrapped the facade and extended across the pavement.

History

The building was built on land which was sold in the first land sale in 1897 for £900 (Boulder's Hidden Secrets, 1993).

The Insurance Plans for Boulder c. 1900 illustrate that Lot 51 had 11 brick buildings. Facing Burt Street were Bairds Co, Gare Tobacco and the Commercial Bank. Bairds and Co and Gare Tobacco had a front verandah but the Commercial Bank did not have a verandah. Facing Lane Street was a line of shops including Manhire Watchmaker, John and Co Fruit, Nicholas Fruit Shop, Purser Tailor, Coad Mercer and Red Shop Grocer. A verandah extended across the facades of these shops and over the pavement.

T. J. Manhire at his watchmaking and jewellery shop had a clock tower attached to the verandah with the clock extending over the road carriage (the clock is now attached to the former British Arms Hotel located at 13 Hannan Street, Kalgoorlie). The clock was a meeting place for tram travellers, meeting "under the clock". The business was later in the hands of Mazzucchelli and Downes who produced the gold key used at the opening of the Boulder Town Hall. Mazzucchelli was formerly situated on Lot 57 Burt Street (Boulder Hidden Secrets, 1993).

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: Moderate to High
Authenticity: High

Condition

Fair

Associations

Name Type Year From Year To
John Grainger PWD Architect 1900 -

References

Ref ID No Ref Name Ref Source Ref Date
"Boulder's Hidden Secrets Golden Footsteps – Join us for a Walk through Boulder as it was at the Turn of the Century". Kalgoorlie 1993

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Original Use COMMERCIAL Bank
Other Use GOVERNMENTAL Office or Administration Bldg
Present Use COMMERCIAL Bank

Architectural Styles

Style
Federation Free Classical

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Wall BRICK Common Brick
Roof METAL Corrugated Iron

Historic Themes

General Specific
OCCUPATIONS Commercial & service industries

Creation Date

23 Mar 1989

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

31 Dec 2016

Disclaimer

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