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Camberwell Tram Substation

Other Name

MMTB Substation

Location

30 Station Street CAMBERWELL, BOROONDARA CITY

Level

Incl in HO area indiv sig

Statement of Significance

What is Significant

The Camberwell Substation is an externally intact face brick, render and concrete utility building constructed in c1924 for the MMTB as a rotary converter substation. It is a substantial building which has great presence in its island location.

How is it Significant

Camberwell MMTB Substation is aesthetically and historically significant to the City of Boroondara.

Why is it Significant

Camberwell Substation is of local aesthetic significance as a substantial face brick, render and concrete utility building, with Baroque Revival touches, constructed for the MMTB following the electrification of the tramway system in Boroondara. The Substation is of local historical significance and regional interest as a rare surviving example as one of the two earliest rotary converter substations in the Melbourne metropolitan area. Its construction is associated with the electrification of the tramway system, which was an event of major importance to the history of the area, impacting on the growth and accessibility of the expanding suburbs to the east.

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