J.G.Fairley Pty Ltd - Dapto, NSW
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Tuena
S 34° 29.652 E 150° 47.617
56H E 297415 N 6180836
An attractive Art Deco building near the main street of Dapto.
Waymark Code: WMGT37
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Date Posted: 04/07/2013
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The building was formerly occupied by J G Fairley who ran a general & later a hardware store but it is now a health clinic.
Dapto & its surrounds have been earmarked for substantial housing development & as a consequence, changes to its retail area will also follow. There are several buildings that are seen as significant & worthy of retention, with the refurbished Fairley Building on Bong Bong Road being one. The draft paper 'Dapto Town Centre Revitalisation Study' prepared by Wollongong City Council states: This attractive art deco building in particular exemplifies how future built form can retain older elements.
The blogspot Art Deco Buildings (
visit link) by David Thompson states of this building: .... As you can see, it is a handsome symmetrical horizontal brick building with large display windows facing onto the street. The roofline bears a stepped element above the doorway and the Fairley name is proudly displayed along the façade. A row of smaller windows also feature a lovely deco design and another deco pattern in the pressed tin on the underside of the verandah.
I use this blogspot as a reference to identify Art Deco buildings.