Christ Church Memorial Hall

This 1920s building has historical significance for its associations with Christ Church, the first Anglican Church built on the Hawthorn side of the Yarra. The Memorial Hall has significance, also, for its associations with the prominent Hawthorn businessman, and philanthropist, Sir William McPherson.

The West Hawthorn Precinct, Hawthorn, is an area of heritage significance for the following reasons:

-The place is a large and varied concentration of brick and timber Victorian worker'scottages and modest residences. Connell and Mason Streets have a good proportion of brick residences, while College, Fashoda, Spencer Streets have a higher concentration of timber workers' cottages.

- The place is representative of the growth of Hawthorn as a Victorian garden suburb from 1856-1900, particularly the use of the garden suburb ideal through the incorporation of parkland in order to improve the amenity of workers housing.

-The precinct also includes a mix of late Federation and interwar houses and flats.

Group

Religion

Category

Church