Commercial Building, 3 Hayward Street

Statement of Significance

• These commercial properties have historic value as examples of the type of premises built as shops in the 1930s.
• The place has aesthetic value to the streetscape for its demonstration of the inter war style

Physical Description

Pair of shops of similar design, scale and presentation. The shop adjoining Civic Video has retained the original shop frontage arrangement comprising two street facing windows, two angled windows leading to a recessed doorway and a bank of upper level windows across the entire shop front. The glazing and door have been replaced. Civic Video has a reconfigured shop front incorporating a corner doorway and angled shop window extending from the doorway to the edge of the shop. The two shops have a continuous box awning tied back into the parapet walls. The parapets are similar with a central stepped element to each.

History

These shops were built following the destruction by fire of the original weatherboard structures in November 1937. Mr O.C. Rath owned the destroyed premises with Mr E. E. Buckold occupying the shop and residence, operating a fruit and confectionary store.

The current premises were built in 1938 shortly following the completion of the adjacent Bank of New South Wales, the original bank also being destroyed in the fire.

The shops were occupied by Upton's Grocery Store and a furniture shop during the period 1938-1951. In 1952 the furniture shop was still in operation but Upton's had been taken over by the Panetta family who continued to operate a grocery business from the store.

Integrity/Authenticity

Moderate/ Moderate

Condition

Fair

Uses

Historic Themes

Creation Date

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