It was the first warehouse of Newcastle merchant firm Earp Gillam & Co., founded in 1883, then-importers of groceries, flour, wine and timber.

It was considered for demolition after being damaged in the 1989 Newcastle earthquake, in which part of the Telford Street wall "fell to rubble", reportedly due to corroded inbuilt ironwork.

[5][8] Earp Gillam Bond Store Precinct was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.

[1] This Wikipedia article was originally based on Earp Gillam Bond Store Precinct, entry number 00762 in the New South Wales State Heritage Register published by the State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) 2018 under CC-BY 4.0 licence, accessed on 2 June 2018.

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