87 Crown Street is a heritage-listed shop in Wollongong, in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[1]
| 87 Crown Street | |
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 87 Crown St in 2009 with a previous tenant | |
| Location | 87 Crown Street, Wollongong, City of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia |
| Coordinates | 34°25′33″S 150°53′54″E / 34.4259°S 150.8982°E |
| Official name | Shop |
| Type | state heritage (built) |
| Designated | 2 April 1999 |
| Reference no. | 467 |
| Type | Shop |
| Category | Retail and Wholesale |
  Location of 87 Crown Street in New South Wales | |
History
editIt was built c. 1870s–1880s and has been in continuous use as retail premises since that time. It was used as W. McInnes' tailor shop c. 1900 and housed Coad's secondhand jewellery store from c. 1940–1960.[2]
In 2018, it houses cafe Lee and Me.[3]
It is close by a number of other historic or landmark buildings, including the Wollongong Town Hall and the Old Wollongong East Post Office.[2]
Description
editIt is a terrace shop with a decorative facade and verandah. It has been described as "one of Wollongong's last remaining commercial structures of the nineteenth century".[4]
Heritage listing
edit87 Crown St was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[1]
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b "Shop". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00467. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ a b "Lower Crown Street Precinct, Crown St, Wollongong, NSW, Australia". Australian Heritage Database. Department of Environment and Energy. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ "Contact Us". Lee and Me. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ "Wollongong". Sydney Morning Herald. 8 February 2004. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
Attribution
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This Wikipedia article was originally based on Shop, entry number 00467 in the New South Wales State Heritage Register published by the State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) 2018 under CC-BY 4.0 licence, accessed on 1 June 2018.
External links
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