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SHOPS & RESIDENCES

Other Name Terrace Location 407-411 MT ALEXANDER ROAD, MOONEE PONDS, MOONEE VALLEY CITY Level Included in Heritage Overlay

[1/2] 407-411 Mt Alexander Road.JPG [2/2] Moonee Valley Heritage Review

Statement of Significance

The terrace of shops with upper level residences at nos. 407- 411 Mount Alexander Road, Moonee Ponds, was built in 1891. It is historically and aesthetically important. It is historically important (Criterion A) in that it dramatically demonstrates the growth sustained in Moonee Ponds especially along Mount Alexander Road during the late Land Boom period. In this respect it combines with the other shops, houses and the Ascot Vale State School no. 2608 to offer powerful insights into a past way of life. It is aesthetically important (Criterion E) as a prominent and richly decorated building of its time, addressing its comer location in a manner characteristic of the late Victorian period, the corner splay with its aedicule treatment and upper level facade arrangement being the most valued elements.