Capel Garage

Author

Shire of Capel

Place Number

14902

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Location

14 Forrest Rd Capel

Location Details

Other Name(s)

Smillie's Garage

Local Government

Capel

Region

South West

Construction Date

Constructed from 1925

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
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	01 Aug 1999	Category 4	Category 4 Some heritage value, but not essential to an understanding of the district. Recommend that the place is not constrained by the Town Planning Scheme. Re-assess the significance of the place when the Inventory is regularly reviewed. Assess in more detail when considering a development application. Record prior to redevelopment or demolition.

Statement of Significance

The place is significant for the associations with transport, employment and Gordon Smillie.

Physical Description

Timber framed and clad with 'hardiflex' horizontal profile sheets. The front forms a parapet at the double gable roof. The dwelling at the rear is a timber framed and clad cottage with a gable roof and skillion break pitch verandah at front and back.

History

In the late 1920s Harold (Gordon) and Myrtle (Gordon's first wife) Smillie bought land in Forrest Rd and together with his father-in-law Mr Swinbourn, built a garage and installed two petrol bowsers. He later also built a house at the back of the properly. He had a Holden dealership and ran a garage. He was a significant employer in the town of Capel, putting many local boys through mechanical apprenticeships, later leased the business until Smillie retired in 1967 and leased the business to Terry O'Callaghan, and later sold the property and business to Rodney Spitz who has since more recently sold the place.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: Medium Degree
Authenticity: Medium Degree

Condition

Good

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
VF 488	Chase D & Krantz V; "Just a Horse Ride Away, A History of the Shire of Capel".	Shire of Capel Local History Collection	1995
	"Interview with Mrs M Smillie".		14 June 1994.

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Original Use	RESIDENTIAL	Single storey residence
Present Use	RESIDENTIAL	Single storey residence
Present Use	INDUSTRIAL\MANUFACTURING	Other
Original Use	INDUSTRIAL\MANUFACTURING	Other

Historic Themes

General	Specific
TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS	Road transport
OCCUPATIONS	Commercial & service industries

Creation Date

14 Dec 1999

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Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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