Shop

Author

City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder

Place Number

24936

Location

30-34 Burt St Boulder

Location Details

Other Name(s)

Boulder Crafts & Fashions

Local Government

Kalgoorlie-Boulder

Region

Goldfields

Construction Date

Constructed from 1900

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management
Category
Municipal Inventory Adopted 09 Jul 2001 Category 3

Statement of Significance

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.

Physical Description

A single-storey group of shops built to the pavement line with a pedimented parapet decorated with classical motifs. Typical features that characterise the building's period are the recessed entrance with a large display window on the facade with timber panelled stall boards below and highlight windows above, and a verandah that extends across the facade and over the pavement.

History

The Insurance Plans for Boulder c. 1900 illustrate that Lot 56 had two parts. One part had a brick building, Greenwood Undertaker, with several iron outbuildings. The other part had three shops made of brick including Richard's Chemist (with an iron outbuilding attached), Krug Pawnbroker and Boulder Meat Supply. A verandah extended across the building facades and over the pavement. 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/Authenticity

Integrity: High Authenticity: Moderate to High

Condition

Fair

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Original Use COMMERCIAL Shop\Retail Store {single}
Present Use COMMERCIAL Shop\Retail Store {single}

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Wall BRICK Common Brick
Roof METAL Other Metal

Historic Themes

General Specific
OCCUPATIONS Commercial & service industries

Creation Date

28 Aug 2013

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

31 Dec 2016

Disclaimer

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