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Other Nameweatherboard house, 1930s Location56 Benjamin Street, SUNSHINE VIC 3020
File Number2173LevelIncl in HO area contributory |
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The Railway Station Estate - Wright & Edwards Heritage Area is of
regional historical and architectural significance as a sub-division
first developed in the speculative boom of the 1880s. This related to
the industrialisation of the area and the creation of a new suburb -
the township of Braybrook Junction. The few remaining houses of the
early 1890s are amongst the oldest in the district and are a
remarkable survival from the era of the 1890s Depression, when many
newly-built houses were moved.
Precinct statement of significance:
The subdivision is significant for its unusual (for the City of
Brimbank) late nineteenth century plan with a simple grid of streets,
divided into narrow allotments and with rear service laneways. The
pattern was unrelieved by any provision for recreation, community
facilities or other services. The earliest sold allotments were either
intended to be for narrow terrace-type houses, or were subdivided.
Allotments first sold in the 1920s were larger, perhaps in response to
the impact McKay's subdivisions was having on aspirations of new
residents. The houses tend to be simple double fronted plan,
asymmetric with a projecting gable, weatherboard clad with corrugated
iron roofs.
This subdivision is also significant for its diversity and the
range of housing from different periods, especially the years
immediately following the establishment of H.V. McKay's Sunshine
Harvester Works at Braybrook Junction. The area provides an
interesting comparison with H.V. McKay's housing estate, since many of
his Ballarat workers moved or built homes here in the early years of
the 20th century. The neighbourhood's population more than doubled in
ten years, with further expansion in the 1920s -30s and during and
after World War Two.
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