Haberdashery Shop

Author

Shire of Bridgetown-Greenbushes

Place Number

06624

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Location

30 Hampton St Bridgetown

Location Details

Local Government

Bridgetown-Greenbushes

Region

South West

Construction Date

Constructed from 1903

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	10 Dec 2004

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	28 Jun 2001	Category 3	Category 3 Retain and conserve if possible: endeavour to conserve the significance of the place through the provisions of the town planning scheme; photographically record the place prior to any major redevelopment or demolition.
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	29 Mar 2018	Management Category D	Management Category D Conservation of the place is not essential. Record any elements prior to redevelopment or demolition, recognise and interpret if possible. Archaeological investigation of historic sites may be prudent (if possible) if the place is believed to have important potential research value for the community.

Statement of Significance

The Haberdashery Shop is significant for its intact early construction type and use as both a shop and home. And for its social value as an early business in Bridgetown.
Aesthetic Value
The Haberdashery Shop has some aesthetic significance as an example of a shop front home built around the turn of the century. It has some landmark value being on the main thoroughfare of town.
Historic Value
Said to be Bridgetown’s first Haberdashery Shop.
Research Value
NA
Social Value
The place has social value as having been a shopfront (and tea rooms) over many years.

Physical Description

Unfired Bricks, Stain glass windows

History

This residence/shop is said to have been built by the Blechynden Family of Bridgedale and sits on part of the original town farm site. It is said to have been lived in by Clarence (Bob) Blechynden and his wife Elizabeth by 1925, most likely earlier. Originally a portion of the Blechyndens Location 25 (Blechynden/Bridgedale Town Farm, was subdivided around 1903 to build the home, assumable around the same time that the next door lot was subdivided for May and Amy Blechynden (Bob’s sisters) who lived there together as spinsters until they passed away. Bob used to run cattle at the back of the original lot, until he subdivided his portion and sold the rear lots which were used for state housing.
The front right hand side jut out of this house has doors opening onto the verandah, which may have been the shop entrance. It was ‘Scroungers’ antique/second hand shop many years ago and more recently was a tea rooms also selling antique/second hand goods. It is possible that the home was also used very early on as home and shop for a widow seamstress who moved from York with her children, where the Blechyndens were also from. While retaining potential for commercial use, the place currently used as a residence only.

Integrity/Authenticity

Medium - As it was primarily built as a residence and remains to be.
Medium to High

Condition

Good

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	on-site	local history

Other Reference Numbers

Ref Number	Description
No.B46	MI Place No.
A4571	Assess No (Shire Ref)

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Original Use	COMMERCIAL	Shop\Retail Store {single}
Present Use	RESIDENTIAL	Single storey residence

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Wall	BRICK	Other Brick

Historic Themes

General	Specific
OCCUPATIONS	Commercial & service industries

Creation Date

14 May 1997

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

22 Jul 2019

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