▁American ▁Tob acco ▁W are house ▁and ▁F ancy ▁Good s ▁Emp or ium ▁are ▁of ▁state ▁her itage ▁significance ▁as ▁they ▁demonstrate ▁the ▁impact ▁of ▁the ▁gold ▁r ush es ▁on ▁the ▁creation ▁and ▁development ▁of ▁towns ▁and ▁villages ▁in ▁NS W - G ul g ong ▁being ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁rich est ▁gold field ▁regions ▁in ▁the ▁state . ▁The ▁pair ▁of ▁neighbour ing ▁buildings ▁together ▁demonstrate ▁the ▁way ▁in ▁which ▁such ▁gold ▁towns ▁began ▁and ▁developed ▁as ▁the ▁gold ▁finds ▁increased ▁the ▁wealth ▁of ▁the ▁population . ▁Both ▁buildings ▁were ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁years ▁of ▁the ▁gold ▁r ush ▁in ▁Gul g ong ▁when ▁commercial ▁building ▁were ▁hurried ly ▁thrown ▁together ▁to ▁service ▁the ▁initial ▁bur geon ing ▁gold ▁r ush ▁population ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁The ▁American ▁Tob acco ▁W are house ▁and ▁F ancy ▁Good s ▁Emp or ium ▁remains ▁in ▁its ▁original ▁state ▁of ▁construction ▁and ▁layout . ▁The ▁Great est ▁Wonder ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁was ▁upgrad ed ▁and ▁rem od elled ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 6 ▁as ▁the ▁propriet or ▁prosper ed ▁from ▁the ▁gold ▁r ush ▁economy ▁and ▁became ▁established ▁in ▁the ▁town . ▁The ▁building ▁was ▁re built ▁as ▁a ▁random ▁stone ▁constructed ▁post ▁office ▁building , ▁incorpor ating ▁the ▁original ▁layout ▁and ▁some ▁materials . ▁This ▁is ▁a ▁pattern ▁settlement ▁and ▁construction ▁typical ▁of ▁gold ▁r ush ▁towns ▁across ▁NS W . ▁ ▁The ▁place ▁has ▁a ▁strong ▁or ▁special ▁association ▁with ▁a ▁person , ▁or ▁group ▁of ▁persons , ▁of