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Location 30(rear) COMO STREET,, ALPHINGTON VIC 3078 - Property No 274105 File Number Y2011:10138 Level Rec for HO area indiv sig

[1/1] Alphington COMO STREET 30

Statement of Significance

What is significant?
This timber framed gabled glass house is at the rear of an Edwardian-era Federation Bungalow: this type of structure is rare and reminiscent of the use of this part of the Yarra Banks for orcharding.

How is it significant?
The building is historically significant (National Estate Register Criteria A4) to Alphington.

Why is it significant?
The building is significant:
- as a rare building type, being an early green house in the metropolitan area; and
- for its good representation of a key period in Alphington's history.