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Banool

Location 57-59 Wonga Road RINGWOOD NORTH, MAROONDAH CITY Level Included in Heritage Overlay

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Statement of Significance

Banool is a large conservative Modernist stone house, built in 1937. It is in an elevated and commanding situation, with contextual elements such as street entrance and fence and a substantial mature garden of the period. It is historically significant to Maroondah for its association with the Hon. Hugh Mahon (1857-1931), Labor federal parliamentarian and pioneer promoter of an Australian republic, for which cause he sacrificed his seat. It is also an extraordinary embodiment of comfortable family life of it period. It is architecturally significant in demonstrating its architectural style in its garden context and the craftsmanship and possible use of local sandstone.