44-48 High Street

Terang VIC 3264

Johnstone Court was built in 1925 by Winifred Lilian Johnstone (1862-1946). She was the widow of William Johnstone, who was born in Terang. She commissioned the prominent Camperdown architect Warburton Perry Knights to design the new arcade, which was constructed by the Terang builders McQueen and Schabel. It was described at the time as the largest block of shops and the most up-to-date business premises in the Western District. The Court housed the local office of the State Electricity Commission of Victoria, which assumed responsibility for electricity supply in Terang in March 1924. Other shops were occupied by a grocer, a baker, a draper, a jeweller and an estate agent.
At the first floor level are three bay windows, in the centre and at either end, with a pediment above the parapet above each one. Along the High Street elevation is a cantilevered veranda with a Wunderlich ceiling.
There are nine shops, five facing High Street and four facing the internal courtyard.
The glass dome repairs will be completed by May/June 2015
LOT 1: Far right large shop facing High St with access to residence/storage upstairs on the 1st floor
LOT 2: Second from the right facing High St and on the corner of the court entrance
LOT 3: Small shop facing the internal court
LOT 4: Larger shop facing internal court with walk in safe built by Victorian Safe Coy in Brunswick
LOT 5: Large shop facing internal court
LOT 6: Small shop facing the internal court
LOT 7: Small shop facing High St and on the corner of the court entrance
LOT 8: Large shop facing High St with access to the 3br residence upstairs on the 1st floor
LOT 9: Tenanted butcher shop 132m2 paying rent of $12,100/year plus GST and outgoings
LOT 10: 3br residence with entrance from the court
LOT 11: Old bakery at the rear
Entrance, common toilets and parking at the rear of property via Baynes Street