▁initial ▁gold ▁r ush , ▁it ▁was ▁formerly ▁known ▁as ▁Bal la ar at ▁West ▁or ▁the ▁new ▁town ship ▁of ▁Bal la ar at . ▁ ▁The ▁boundaries ▁are ▁Le xt on , ▁Dr um mond , ▁Tal bot ▁and ▁Ple asant ▁Street ▁to ▁the ▁west ; ▁Sebast opol , ▁Hill , ▁Hum m f ray ▁and ▁Stein ford ▁Street ▁to ▁the ▁south ; ▁Pe el ▁Street ▁to ▁the ▁east ▁and ▁Serv ic eton ▁Railway ▁Line ▁to ▁the ▁north . ▁ ▁Ball ar at ▁Central ▁is ▁important ▁histor ically ▁to ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁for ▁its ▁Victor ian ▁era ▁architecture ▁and ▁much ▁of ▁its ▁area ▁is ▁covered ▁by ▁Heritage ▁Over l ays . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Top onomy ▁ ▁While ▁the ▁original ▁name ▁for ▁Ball ar at ▁Central ▁was ▁Bal la ar at ▁and ▁later ▁Ball ar at ▁West , ▁the ▁current ▁name ▁origin ates ▁from ▁the ▁Central ▁Division , ▁a ▁min ing ▁lead ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 7 0 s . ▁ ▁Several ▁sport ing ▁teams ▁used ▁the ▁name , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁local ▁primary ▁school ▁as ▁early ▁as ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 0 s . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁officially ▁gaz ett ed ▁" B all ar at ▁Central " ▁som etime ▁after ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁although ▁it ▁is ▁still ▁marked ▁simply ▁" B all ar at " ▁on ▁some ▁maps . ▁ ▁S ett lement ▁ ▁The ▁settlement ▁of ▁Ball ar at ▁West ▁was ▁established ▁during ▁the ▁Victor ian