Local Government
York
Region
Avon Arc
91-93 Avon Tce York
Part of Central York Heritage Area P26586
Galileo
York
Avon Arc
Constructed from 1904
Type | Status | Date | Documents | More information |
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Type | Status | Date | Documents |
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RHP - To be assessed | Current | 31 Oct 2003 |
Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | More information | |
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Category | Description | ||||
Register of the National Estate | Permanent | 21 Mar 1978 |
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Heritage Council | |
Classified by the National Trust | Adopted | 05 Mar 1985 |
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Heritage Council | |
Local Heritage Survey | Adopted | 25 Nov 2019 | Considerable Significance |
Considerable Significance |
Sargent’s Pharmacy (fmr) is significant for its pharmaceutical associations. The double-storey building is a unique example of Victorian and Federation architectural influences designed on a skewed corner. The landmark building makes a considerable contribution to the historic aesthetic of York’s main street and the townscape.
The imposing two-storey building wraps the street corner with a truncated entry on the corner and a tall parapet with a simple curved pediment with a mortar and pestle crowning it. The protruding frontage has a symmetrical shop front at ground floor level. The curved roof over the ground floor shopfront and entry is detailed in contrasting sheet colours.
The main part of the building is in bonded brickwork, indicating it was built before cavity walls were required. Once the new owner bought the building, the old kitchen was demolished. Local builder D Ayoub cut bricks so that the brickwork resembles from the outside, the original bonding, replacing the old timer and louvers structure. The original toilets were in the garden and the building is still there, used as storage of wood for the potbelly stove in the new kitchen.
The cellar beneath the shop is large, but the outline of Obeithio Sargent’s dark room can still be seen. Some of the photographs are in the shop, showing York in times of flooding. The automatic pump installed in the cellar means that the cellar no longer floods.
Obeitho Sargent, a dentist and pharmacist (also claims that he was a botanist) established a pharmacy business in York in 1885, and built this shop and residence in 1904 to continue that business. During the time of establishing Sargent’s Pharmacy, he lived at Redmile House, and after Sargent’s Pharmacy he lived on the corner of Avon Terrace and Broome Street. His wife and sons were also notable identities. Gertrude was a pharmacist in the 1920s, Oswald was a noted Botanist, Lionel was in medical services in World War O, and Philip was also a World War One veteran.
Integrity: Moderate
Authenticity: Moderate/high
Good
Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
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AM Clack & J McColl; "York Sketchbook". |
Library Id | Title | Medium | Year Of Publication |
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7461 | York sketchbook. | Book | 2003 |
Individual Building or Group
Epoch | General | Specific |
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Original Use | COMMERCIAL | Other |
Present Use | COMMERCIAL | Shop\Retail Store {single} |
Style |
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Federation Free Classical |
Type | General | Specific |
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Wall | BRICK | Common Brick |
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OCCUPATIONS | Commercial & service industries |
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