Historic Nambour building shines anew with heritage facelift

David Harris out front of his century-old Chadwick Chambers, which is being freshly painted in heritage colours of Manor Red and Classic Cream.

By Janine Hill

The façade of another historic building in Nambour’s main street has been given a makeover. The century old Chadwick Chambers on the eastern side of Currie Street has been freshly painted in the heritage colours of Manor Red and Classic Cream.

The freshen up follows the reveal of the old Whalley building façade further along Currie Street, and a revamp at the Club Hotel building on the opposite side of the road a few years ago.

The Royal George Hotel on the corner of Currie and Mill Streets is in the process of being updated but lost some original features in previous renovations.

David Harris said maximising the building’s historical features had been the plan when he and Tamara Brown bought Chadwick Chambers in 2020.

“We moved down from Toowoomba,” he said. “My old work was in construction and so I had a liking for a lot of the older buildings that we were used to in Toowoomba,” he said.

“That was one of the things that pulled us towards this building and makes it special.”

The paint job, carried out by the Higgins Group, was triggered by work on the side of the building.

“While we were doing that, we thought we’d return the mouldings and paint it back in the original colours,” David said.

David is grateful for a Nambour shopfront improvement program.

“To be honest, we couldn’t have done the paint work without the help from the council with the $5000 support package they put together with the Chamber of Commerce,” he said.

Thomas Chadwick commissioned construction of Chadwick Chambers in 1924 after his drapery store was burnt down in a fire which razed a number of businesses in town. It remained in the family until 1971.

• David and Tamara run the gaming business, Heretics Haven, from the building. www.hereticshaven.com.au | 5338 8919 | info@hereticshaven.com.au.