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Monreale

Other Name Guest House Location 81 The Crescent, Sassafras VIC 3787 File Number 495 Level Included in Heritage Overlay

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Statement of Significance

What is significant?
Monreale guest house and site, at 81 The Crescent, Sassafras.

How is it significant?
Monreale guest house and site, at 81 The Crescent, Sassafras is of local historical and aesthetic significance.

Why is it significant?
Of historical significance because it was built and run by Sydney Storrie, whose family played a large role in early Sassafras, and as reflective of the guest house boom era and the increasing importance of the motor car to the tourism industry. RNE criteria H.1, A.4

Of aesthetic significance as a representative rambling weatherboard building of the 1920s which takes full advantage of its steep site. RNE criterion E.1