Cottage and Bakery, 83 Hargraves St, Castlemaine, VIC, Australia
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member blingg
S 37° 03.556 E 144° 13.223
55H E 252845 N 5894938
A former bakery and residence
Waymark Code: WM1637Y
Location: Victoria, Australia
Date Posted: 04/24/2022
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member CADS11
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The dwelling and former bakery an example of a practice, common in the 19th century, of combining business premises and a dwelling into the one structure.The oldest section of the building built in 1860 is the rear two rooms of the main building, built on sloping ground and including a sandstone walled cellar, with the single storey bakery wing at ground level behind. The front section, on a different floor level, comprises two rooms with a central hall through to the symmetrical facade on the street front. The face brick facade is decorated with a low parapet, with quoins at the corners, around the windows and arched front door.
List: Register of the National Estate

Place ID: 15372

Place File No: 2/06/092/0031

URL database reference: [Web Link]

Status:

Registered


Year built: 1860

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