Local Government
York
Region
Avon Arc
115 Avon Tce York
Part of York Town Centre Precinct
York
Avon Arc
Constructed from 1908
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Local Heritage Survey | Adopted | 25 Nov 2019 | Considerable Significance |
Considerable Significance |
The delightful shop was purpose built for bootmaker A.J.Williams’ Ezywalkin Boot Company was built in the 1930s.The Regency influenced Federation architecture with the scrolled pediment makes a significant contribution to the historical aesthetic of York town centre and roofscape.
The single-storey single-front shop masonry structure presents a refined façade to Avon Terrace. The shop front is asymmetrical with a recessed double entry with a shopfront window on its south side, above a low dado. There is a row of highlight windows on the façade above the bullnose veranda. The face parapet is high, with decorative cones on each end and a distinctive arched moulded scrolled pediment.
After trading in Dinsdale’s Bootmakers at 152 Avon Terrace, A.J.Williams, bootmaker, built his Ezywalkin Boot Company store in 1908. Later it was Christies Café, and in more recent years has been a real estate office
Integrity: Good
Authenticity: Good
Fair
Individual Building or Group
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Present Use | COMMERCIAL | Shop\Retail Store {single} |
Original Use | COMMERCIAL | Shop\Retail Store {single} |
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