This image was taken around 1910, and shows the McLean General Merchant, originally built in 1859 by A.G Warren as a shop and dwelling. Margaret McLean purchased the shop in 1907, adding a new shopfront and recessed doorway which you can see here. The building was eventually bought in 1919 by the Faram Brothers, gradually evolving into their family hardware store which operated for over 87 years. The decorative iron lacework remains, complete with the Port Melbourne coat of arms set into the verandah frieze.
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