1872 - Woolstores, Geelong, Victoria
Posted by: blingg
S 38° 08.717 E 144° 21.690
55H E 268784 N 5774776
A three storey bluestone woolstores building
Waymark Code: WMNX63
Location: Victoria, Australia
Date Posted: 05/17/2015
Views: 5
The former Dennys Lascelles Wool Store is built of bluestone with cement rendered ornamentation and a slate covered saw tooth roof with south facing windows designed to give better light over the wool displayed during auctions.
The building now houses a museum dedicated to the history of the Australian wool industry, as well as the local Tourist Bureau.
Year of construction: 1872
Cross-listed waymark: Not listed
Full inscription: Not listed
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