Wednesday, June 29, 2011

217 Cressy Street, Deniliquin

217 Cressy Street, Deniliquin

This is 217 Cressy Street, Deniliquin currently occupied by Kevin Cole Real Estate. It is a substantial deco building and I suspect it may have been an office for the wheat board or a similar agricultural body. I say this because there are two circular plaques on the facade that include stylised wheat sheaths in their design.

217 Cressy Street, Deniliquin

217 Cressy Street, Deniliquin

The building also has two large decorated pieces flanking the steps to the front door. I can only guess at their purpose. On an American building I would suggest they were the base of some form of lights but they aren't that common on Australian buildings. Perhaps they are just for decoration.

217 Cressy Street, Deniliquin

4 comments:

  1. That is quite a serious and weighty building. So I am going to guess it might have been a masonic hall.

    The wheat might support this guess. The Masonic Sheaf of Corn represented part of the wages reaped from the master masons' labours under King Solomon.

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  2. Thanks Helen. Always happy to take your educated guesses onboard.

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  3. Hi,
    You really get around! what fun. hey, this lovely building is on the market at the moment. Check it out on realestate.com. making pretty good rental return too!

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  4. Thanks Susan! Looks good. Cheap-ish too.

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