According to a report commissioned by the City of Ballarat in 2015, given documentary evidence and its elevation, it is the most likely location where the insurgents swore the Eureka oath to the Southern Cross on 1 December 1854.

[4] The street is six feet higher than it was in the 1850s and 1860s after it was built up to avoid flooding, which had become frequent due to extensive mining on the Black Hill Flats.

[4] The site of the Eureka Stockade meetings is now a parcel of land which subject to a major new residential complex, which is currently being constructed.

The area is known for its unique architecture, including an old three-storey pub located at 3 Peel Street, formerly North Grand Hotel, and a series of semi-detached shops at 26 Bridge Mall.

[4] The hotel was famous for the murder of a barmaid, Winifred Brooks, on 29 December 1932 for which Patrick Sheedy was convicted and executed.

[8] St. Paul's Anglican Church, built in 1865, is significant for its architecture because of a series of changes made to the building to cope with mining activity.

This includes the Petspiration Group Ballarat Office & Bakery Hill Australia Post situated on Humffray St, Lincraft, Clark Rubber, PETstock, Cheep As Chips, Reece Plumbing, Bakery Hill Kindergarten, as well as a number of pubs, restaurants and cafes including McDonald's that features at the main roundabout on the corner of Humffray and Bridge Streets.