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St. George's Free Serbian Orthodox Church

Location

Kate Street, ST ALBANS VIC 3021 - Property No 96

File Number

1809

Level

Incl in HO area contributory

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1809 - Brimbank City Council
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HO101 St George's Free Serbian
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Site 096 - St George's free

Statement of Significance

Individual place statement of significance::
St. Georges Church is of local historical, social and architectural significance as a spiritual and cultural centre for Serbian people of Melbourne's West. It is one of five Serbian Orthodox churches in Melbourne. St. Georges was the first church in Australia to be dedicated by Episkop Dimitrje, the first Serbian Archbishop appointed to live in Australia as head of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Australia and New Zealand. It was probably amongst the first Serbian Orthodox churches to be built in Australia and is the only Serbian Orthodox Church in Melbourne's western suburbs. Distinctive architectural landmark in St. Albans and the City of Brimbank.

Precinct statement of significance::
The St.Albans Village Plan Heritage Area is historically significant as an innovative and unusual plan for a Melbourne suburb in the 19th century. Its circular and curved layout, designed by well-known Melbourne architect, Percy Oakden, centred on the railway line - the drawcard for prospective buyers of land. The link with railway development was characteristic of boom-time Melbourne. The main feature is the layout of streets and the naming system and it is important that these aspects should be preserved.

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