Napier St is one of Deniliquin’s most diverse streets with everything from retail to industrial, hospitality, education and care services.
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At one end of the street you will find yourself in Deniliquin’s CBD, surrounded by various stores with everything you could possibly need from a retail perspective.
It’s also a meal-time destination, with a selection of cafes available.
It is an area that bustles with locals and visitors out and about, exploring Deniliquin and shopping locally.
At the opposite end you will find the industrial businesses, and all the local tradies at morning tea, better known as ‘smoko’ looking for a bite to eat.
Closer to the industrial end is Kurrajong Warratah, Deniliquin’s disability and care organisation.
So much goes on there, with the cooking of weekly sweet treats which are sold to businesses through the week, as well as crafts and creative products all made there.
Moving towards the middle of Napier St is the silos, with the train tracks ending there. However, trains only arrive occasionally.
In the same precinct we’ve seen the start of a retirement village development, right across from one of Deniliquin’s two nursing homes, which is also in Napier St.
Also close by is the St Vincent de Paul Shop.
You can also enter the Waring Gardens from Napier St, right across from the popular Edward River Library.
So while Napier St is not Deniliquin’s longest street, it is certainly one of the most diverse, with almost all your needs able to be met within 1.7km from start to finish.
Napier Street in Deniliquin is believed to be named after Sir Charles James Napier, a British army officer and administrator.
It is home to several of Deniliquin’s original buildings.
Look above the existing shopfront facades to see some of the original character of the street.
Older buildings still standing are as follows:
• Dublin Hotel, 30 Napier St - Built in 1878 the Dublin Hotel was licensed as a hotel from 1879 until 1922 when the Licenses Reduction Board closed down seven hotels in the town. The building reverted to a haberdashery store for many years and was more recently a café. It has four split levels and has a residence on the top floor.
• Federal Hotel, 46-48 Napier St - The original hotel on this site, the Black Swan, was licensed in 1876. It was destroyed by fire, and a new Federal Hotel was built on the site in 1896. It was a grand structure with deep verandah supported by timber posts (right). In 1927, funded by a Melbourne Brewery, reconstruction of the verandahs with broad brick pillars and an extension saw the hotel flourish. The hotel continued to trade with various owners until 2009, and it is hoped life will be breathed back into the site soon.
Napier St circa 1905.
Napier St in the aftermath of fire on February 24, 1896. The fire started in Marsden's tailoring establishment and, due to a strike by the local firemen, the fire spread rapidly to destroy the Black Swan Hotel in 15 minutes and raze six shops.
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