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Dwelling (former Djerriwarrh State School / Djerriwarrh Creek School)

Other Name

Djerriwarrh Creek School

Location

21 Lerderderg Park Road, Merrimu, MOORABOOL SHIRE

Level

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Djerriwarrh State School
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Djerriwarrh State School
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Djerriwarrh School No1635,

Statement of Significance

The former Djerriwarrh State School at 21 Lerderderg Park Road, Merrimu.

How is it significant?

The former Djerriwarrh State School at 21 Lerderderg Park Road, Merrimu is of local historical and aesthetic significance to the Shire of Moorabool.

Why is it significant?

The former Djerriwarrh State School at 21 Lerderderg Park Road, Merrimu is of local historical significance as an important remaining public building indicating the former existence of a settlement at Djerriwarrh. No other civic buildings remain to indicate that a more populous settlement was located near the Djerriwarrh Creek. The former Djerriwarrh Creek School successfully operated from 1875 until 1931 at a site on the crest of Anthony's Cutting. It is of historical significance for its associations with educational developments in the Bacchus Marsh area.

The former Djerriwarrh State School at 21 Lerderderg Park Road, Merrimu is of aesthetic significance as a relatively intact example of a Standard Education Department 40-type schoolroom designed to accommodate 40 pupils. Features of note dating from the former school use include the main gable roofed schoolroom, 12-pane double hung sash window, entry door, and weatherboard cladding.

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