Local Government
Kalgoorlie-Boulder
Region
Goldfields
42-44 Burt St Boulder
Red on Red Florist
Torpey Tailor
Kalgoorlie-Boulder
Goldfields
Constructed from 1897
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| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 09 Jul 2001 | Category 3 | |
The place makes a valued contribution to the visual character of this important streetscape in its verandah cover over the pavement and its decorative parapet. The building contributes to the masonry 'wall' of Burt Street. The site is representative of retailing at the turn-of-the-century and is significant for its form and continuity of use.
A single-storey shop built to the pavement line with a pedimented parapet decorated with classical motifs. Typical features that characterise the building's period is the recessed entrance with a large display window on the facade with stall boards below and highlight windows above, and a verandah that extends across the facade and over the pavement. The shopfront on the west side has been replaced.
The Insurance Plans for Boulder c. 1900 illustrate that Lot 54 had four shops all constructed of brick, including Torpey Tailor, Simpson Fancy Goods (two premises) and Hahn Jeweller. There was also a verandah that extended across the building facades and over the pavement, and four iron outbuildings and one brick outbuilding at the rear. General Comments: During the 1890s and particularly in the early 1900s, Boulder's population swelled by a steady influx of men seeking employment in the goldfields and somewhere to settle. This increase in population had a great influence on the town's growth. It necessitated the survey of more town and suburban lots, increased subsidies for road construction and numerous buildings were constructed.
Integrity: High Authenticity: Moderate to High
Fair
Individual Building or Group
| Epoch | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Present Use | COMMERCIAL | Shop\Retail Store {single} |
| Present Use | VACANT\UNUSED | Vacant\Unused |
| Original Use | COMMERCIAL | Shop\Retail Store {single} |
| Type | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Roof | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
| Wall | BRICK | Common Brick |
| General | Specific |
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| OCCUPATIONS | Commercial & service industries |
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