87 Crown Street is a heritage-listed shop at 87 Crown Street,
Wollongong
Wollongong ( ), colloquially referred to as The Gong, is a city located in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. The name is believed to originate from the Dharawal language, meaning either 'five islands/clouds', 'ground near wate ...
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City of Wollongong
The City of Wollongong is a local government area in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. The area is situated adjacent to the Tasman Sea, the Princes Motorway and the Illawarra railway line.
Located south of Sydney central busi ...
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, Australia. It was added to the
New South Wales State Heritage Register
The New South Wales State Heritage Register, also known as NSW State Heritage Register, is a heritage list of places in the state of New South Wales, Australia, that are protected by New South Wales legislation, generally covered by the Heritag ...
on 2 April 1999.
History
It was built 1870s–1880s and has been in continuous use as retail premises since that time. It was used as W. McInnes' tailor shop 1900 and housed Coad's secondhand jewellery store from 1940–1960.
In 2018, it houses cafe Lee and Me.
It is close by a number of other historic or landmark buildings, including the
Wollongong Town Hall
Wollongong ( ), colloquially referred to as The Gong, is a city located in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. The name is believed to originate from the Dharawal language, meaning either 'five islands/clouds', 'ground near wate ...
and the
Old Wollongong East Post Office
Old Wollongong East Post Office is a heritage-listed former post office, telegraph office and telephone exchange at 91 Crown Street, Wollongong, City of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by the NSW Colonial Architect's Of ...
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Description
It 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".
Heritage listing
87 Crown St was listed on the
New South Wales State Heritage Register
The New South Wales State Heritage Register, also known as NSW State Heritage Register, is a heritage list of places in the state of New South Wales, Australia, that are protected by New South Wales legislation, generally covered by the Heritag ...
on 2 April 1999.
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See also
References
Attribution
External links
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New South Wales State Heritage Register
Wollongong
Retail buildings in New South Wales
Articles incorporating text from the New South Wales State Heritage Register