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Cranbrook Lodge

Other Name Aberfoyle, Guest House Location 9 Westmount Road, HEALESVILLE VIC 3777 - Property No 43571 File Number 172 Level Included in Heritage Overlay

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Statement of Significance

What is significant?
Cranbrook Lodge, comprising the guest house constructed c.1905 and the associated mature trees and gardens, at 7-13 Westmount Road, Healesville.

How is it significant?
Cranbrook Lodge at 7-13 Westmount Road, Healesville, is of local historical and aesthetic significance.

Why is it significant?
Of historical significance as one of the best preserved early twentieth century guesthouses in the Shire of Yarra Ranges. It illustrates the boom in guest house accommodation following the opening of the railway to Healesville. RNE criterion A.4

Of aesthetic significance because it is a fairly intact representative example of a substantial Edwardian weatherboard villa. It is set in extensive grounds featuring lawns, hedges and mature trees that provide an appropriate setting. RNE criterion E.1