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Drought Street Precinct

Other Name

Part of Former Precinct 6.05 Bendigo Residential

Location

DROUGHT STREET BENDIGO, GREATER BENDIGO CITY

Level

Included in Heritage Overlay

Statement of Significance

Precinct 6.04 (Drought Street Precinct) and 6.05 adjoin 6.02 on the north and north-east and hence act as a buffer to this important area. Nevertheless, they do contain some locally interesting streetscapes, individually significant buildings and groups of well-preserved housing from Bendigo's golden era. The terrain of Drought Street precinct enhances views to structures and offers elevated sites for unusual complexes such as 14 Anderson Street with its notable garden wall enclosing the hilltop.

Former Precinct Bendigo Residential 6.02

As with 6.01, this precinct contains some of the study area's most prestigious houses, dominantly of the 19th and early 20th century era. Persons associated with them include successful mining speculators, such as Mueller and Lansell, and this century's industrial leaders in the Leggo family, both categories reflecting Bendigo's economic base pre and post World War One.

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