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Heritage Citation Report – Bluestone Store, rear 19 Henty Street, Portland
Bluestone Store, rear 19 Henty Street, Portland
HO 288 Place Citation Report Page 1
Heritage Citation Report – HO295
Name Bluestone Store
Address rear 19 Henty Street, Portland
Place Type Commercial
Citation Date 27 June 2016
Heritage listings None
Recommended heritage protection Glenelg Shire Planning Scheme (PS) Heritage Overlay (HO)
Figure 1 : Northern wall of Bluestone Shed (inside
at 19 Henty Street)
Figure 2 : Southern wall of Bluestone Shed
Heritage Citation Report – Bluestone Store, rear 19 Henty Street, Portland
Bluestone Store, rear 19 Henty Street, Portland
HO 288 Place Citation Report Page 2
Figure 3 : Proposed HO extent
History and historical context
The property including 19 Henty Street was originally purchased by James Blair in 1843 at the second Portland
land sales, and included the entire corner block of Percy Street and Henty Street to the southern border with the
Wesleyan Church property (Department of Lands and Survey 1948). James Blair was the first police magistrate
and commissioner of Crown lands (Weekly Times, 31 May 1930).
The corner of Percy and Henty Streets was associated with prominent merchants and businessmen, such as
Trangmar and Crouch with their store at 78-82 Percy Street and Arthur R Rickard, a draper who built “Compton
House” in 1876 at 81 Percy Street (Bennett 1993). Both of these were large bluestone buildings built for a
distinctly commercial purpose. It is possible the Bluestone Store at the rear of 19 Henty Street has an
association with Rickards Store. The Bluestone Store is not mapped in Birmingham’s 1853 survey of the town of
Portland (Birmingham 1953). Based on this information and its early colonial vernacular and simple style the
Bluestone Store at the rear of 19 Henty Street is likely to have been built between 1853 and 1870. After the
1880s, the use of bluestone in local construction became less popular, as local brickworks were established,
and bricks became the preferred medium for commercial construction.
The purpose of the building is not known, but based on its design and location it is likely to have been used as a
store or stables and associated with commercial activities in the Percy and Henty Street area.
Relevant Historical Australian Themes
3 Developing local, regional and national economies
3.14 Developing an Australian engineering and construction industry
3.14.2 Using Australian materials in construction
4 Building settlements, towns and cities
Heritage Citation Report – Bluestone Store, rear 19 Henty Street, Portland
Bluestone Store, rear 19 Henty Street, Portland
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4.5 Making settlements to serve rural Australia
Description
Physical description
The Bluestone Store is single storey colonial Georgian-style bluestone building. Simple but functional in design,
it has a wide entrance door, facing Henty Street (now internal at 19 Henty Street), with a bluestone arch above
the door. An original steel hinge attachment is still present within the wall adjacent to the doorway. Two
rectangular windows with large bluestone windowsills are on either side of a single doorway to the right of the
arched doorway. The two visible walls (the front and rear walls) are bluestone in a coursed ashlar construction.
The roof of the Bluestone Store is a simple hipped roof and which is covered in corrugated iron.
Physical condition
Good
Usage/Former usage
Commercial
Retail
Recommended management
Maintain as existing
Comparative analysis
HO419 Bluestone Stable and Barn, Corner Kennedy and Cox Streets, Penshurst, Southern Grampians
Shire
The bluestone stable and barn is located at the north west corner of Kennedy and Cox Streets, on the approach
to Penshurst from Macarthur. It is a rare surviving example of a stable and barn related to domestic agriculture
in a township. The bluestone stable and barn is a simple, traditional structure with open spaces at the southern
end, presumably used for storage and a coachhouse and stalls at the northern end. A chimney in the northern
gable indicates a fireplace for a tack room and suggests that it was used as a residence. The whole structure is
open to the east although there are small areas of weatherboard wall at either end. There a substantial timber
partitions subdividing the major sections. The walls are rockface bluestone laid in 12 inch courses. The gabled
roof has a low pitch and is corrugated iron. The land on which the barn and stables stand was taken up by J
Thompson in 1869, although it is not certain that he was responsible for constructing these buildings. There has
been no architect or builder associated with the design, which is naïve and vernacular. The buildings are likely
to date from the 1870s. The building is in fair condition, but retains a high degree of integrity.
The bluestone barn and stables are of historical significance as a demonstration of the day to day importance of
horses and their management in Penshurst up to the First World War. They are of further significance as a rare
surviving example of stables and barn within a township, and demonstrate a previous way of life.
Heritage Citation Report – Bluestone Store, rear 19 Henty Street, Portland
Bluestone Store, rear 19 Henty Street, Portland
HO 288 Place Citation Report Page 4
HO63 / H0238 ANZ Bank (former Union Bank), 44 Percy Street, Portland, Glenelg Shire– Stables at rear
The former Union Bank of Australia was constructed in 1856 to a John Barrow design. The bank building itself is
of architectural significance as a finely crafted building executed in local bluestone. The retention of the fence,
rear walling and stables is of importance.
The former Union Bank is of historical significance for its association with the commercial development of this
important early settlement in Victoria. Together with a number of other bluestone buildings in Portland built in
the 1850s and 1860s, it is illustrative of the period of the town's height of prosperity. The stables at the rear of
the former Union Bank are two-storey, the second level has a casement style timber door at the dormer level.
HO59 Campbell's Store, Residence and Stables (former), 57 Percy Street Portland, Glenelg Shire –
Stables at rear
The single storey bluestone store, dwelling and outbuildings at 57 Percy Street were originally erected in 1868
for Joseph Marriott. The store has operated continuously in this role for more than 100 years and the gable
facade of fine axed bluestone is a distinctive feature. The extensive side elevation with interesting fenestration
and verandah, the outbuildings, well and pump are also notable. The stables at the rear are two-storey and
constructed of bluestone, with timber dormer doors. The stables are in good condition.
HO51 Residence and stables, 21 Hurd Street, Portland, Glenelg Shire – Stables at rear
The complex of buildings at 21 Hurd Street comprising timber cottage (erected 1862), ruined cottage and
stables (erected c.1855) form a most distinctive residential group and date from the early development of
Portland. A statement of significance is not available for this place. The stables at the rear are two-storey and
constructed of bluestone, with timber dormer doors. The stables are in good condition.
Summary
The comparative analysis indicates that bluestone stores, stables and outbuildings of the early period of
Victorian settlement have the potential to be historically and aesthetically (architecturally) significant.
Statement of significance
What is significant?
The Bluestone Store at the rear of 19 Henty Street, Portland, is significant to the Glenelg Shire. In particular the
following elements are significant:
• The bluestone walls of the building.
• The bluestone archway, windowsill and doorway on the northern (front) of the building
• The shape and form of the hipped roof of the Bluestone Store.
How is it significant?
The Bluestone Store at the rear of 19 Henty Street is significant for its ability to demonstrate the principal
characteristic of a type of place (HERCON Criterion D) and for its aesthetic characteristics (HERCON Criterion
E)
Why is it significant?
The Bluestone Store at the rear of 19 Henty Street is significant for its ability to demonstrate the principal
characteristics of a type of place (HERCON Criterion D). This building represents a fine example of colonial
Georgian bluestone vernacular buildings designed for functional commercial purposes.
Heritage Citation Report – Bluestone Store, rear 19 Henty Street, Portland
Bluestone Store, rear 19 Henty Street, Portland
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The Bluestone Store at the rear of 19 Henty Street is significant for its aesthetic characteristics (HERCON
Criterion E). The remnant walls of the building, particularly the front wall within 19 Henty Street evokes the
period when Percy and Henty Street was the hub of mercantile and commercial activity in the 1860s to 1890s.
Recommended Controls (2016)
External Paint Controls yes
Internal Alteration Controls No
Tree Controls No
Fences & Outbuildings No
Prohibited Uses May Be Permitted Yes
Incorporated Plan No
Aboriginal Heritage Place No
References
Bennett, G 1993. Portland Now and Then A Guide to Portland's Historic Buildings. Portland: Gwen
BennettBirmingham 1853
Birmingham, FW. 1853. Map of the Town of Portland, in the Colony of Victoria. Surveyed, etched on stone and
published by Frederick William Birmingham, December 1853.
Department of Lands and Survey 1948. Map of the Town of Portland, Parish of Portland, County of Normanby.
Drawn and Reproduced at the Department of Lands and Survey, Melbourne, Victoria.
Newspapers
Weekly Times Melbourne, Victoria : 1869 - 1954
This information is provided for guidance only and does not supersede official documents, particularly the planning scheme. Planning controls should be
verified by checking the relevant municipal planning scheme.