Dinsdale's Shoe Emporium

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Dinsdale's Shoe Emporium
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After the 2017 renovation, including reinstated verandah.
Dinsdale's Shoe Emporium
Alternative namesGallery 152, Botanicalia, Kookaburra's
General information
Address152 Avon Terrace
Town or city York, Western Australia
Coordinates 31°53′14″S116°46′07″E / 31.8873°S 116.7685°E / -31.8873; 116.7685 Coordinates: 31°53′14″S116°46′07″E / 31.8873°S 116.7685°E / -31.8873; 116.7685
Construction started1886
Completed1887
Renovated2017
Design and construction
Architecture firm James William Wright
References
York municipal inventory

Dinsdale's Shoe Emporium is a heritage-listed building on Avon Terrace in York, Western Australia, constructed by a former mayor.

In 1885 bootmaker William Dinsdale engaged architect James William Wright of Wright & Paterson to design a two-storey building with shops below and residences above. [1] [2] The building was constructed in 1887 by contractors Thorn, Bower and Stewart. [3]

The building was used as a boot, shoe and saddle store and factory. [4] Lettering from Dinsdale's original wall banner is still visible at the front of the store. The store also has its original 1887 shop counter.

In 1888, Dinsdale travelled throughout Australia to secure new machinery for his business, which was expanded to include saddles and harnesses. [5]

Part of the building or the rear building was being used as the Shire Council Office in 1892. [6]

The building is in Victorian Free Classical style. The building has alternating pediments.

Dinsdale was Mayor of York from 3 December 1896 [7] to November 1898, [8] and again from 20 November 1901 [9] to 1907. [10] He became insolvent in 1908 and the property was transferred to his brother Alfred. [11] [12]

The building was leased to Charlotte Pyke, who opened a lodging house known as the Temperance Hotel. [13] Photographs of the building from this time show a two-storeyed verandah. [14]

The building is listed on the Shire municipal inventory (31 December 1995), classified by the National Trust of Australia (1 April 1984) and on the Register of the National Estate (21 March 1978). [15] The façade of the building was restored in 2017.

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References

  1. The Eastern Districts Chronicle, 2 January 1886, p.2.
  2. "Advertising". The Inquirer and Commercial News . Vol. XL, no. 2345. Western Australia. 30 December 1885. p. 4. Retrieved 31 July 2019 via National Library of Australia.
  3. "NOTES FROM YORK". The Inquirer and Commercial News . Vol. XLVII, no. 3019. Western Australia. 14 December 1887. p. 2. Retrieved 31 July 2019 via National Library of Australia.
  4. The West Australian 11 November 1887, p. 3; Postal Directory 1897.
  5. The Eastern Districts Chronicle, 17 March 1888, p.6
  6. From drawing on loose-leaf advertising spread from Eastern Districts Chronicle, 1892, provided by the Residency Museum.
  7. The Inquirer and Commercial News, 4 December 1896, p.4
  8. The Inquirer and Commercial News, 25 November 1898, p.14
  9. The Northam Advertiser, 23 November 1901, p.3
  10. Western Mail, 30 November 1907 p.19
  11. The Eastern Districts Chronicle, 23May 1908, p.2
  12. Certificate of Title, Vol 423, folio 181, 29th June 1908. Landgate
  13. The Eastern Districts Chronicle, 22 May 1909, p. 2.
  14. Photographs from the Residency Museum
  15. Heritage Council. "Kookaburra's Backpackers". inHerit. Retrieved 31 July 2019.