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HEIDE II PARK AND GALLERY

Location

7 Templestowe Road BULLEEN, Manningham City

Level

Included in Heritage Overlay

Statement of Significance

Of State architectural significance as a particularly fine design by McGlashan and Everist which characterises the approach of the Melbourne school of architects in the 1960s. It sits very well on its site and has undergone its transformation from house to public gallery with ease.

The garden setting is also significant, including the formal kitchen garden which contains rare plants. There are several important sculptures in the park. The house itself is of high historical significance as the residence of the crucial 'Rebels and Precursors' art patrons, John and Sunday Reed towards the end of their lives and the repository of their great collection of art from this later pursuits [63].

The Osage Orange trees are uncommon in cultivation in Victoria and have been included in the Register of Significant Trees.

Group

Parks, Gardens and Trees

Category

Park or Garden Precinct