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ESSENDON TECHNICAL SCHOOL (FORMER)

Location

38 BUCKLEY STREET,, ESSENDON VIC 3040 - Property No 200176

Level

Included in Heritage Overlay

Statement of Significance

Architecturally, a highly successful three dimensional design incorporating both the ranges of geometric shapes, and motifs, plus the finishes utilised by the Modernists in Europe and sparingly in Australia also well suited to its corner site and dominant in scale.

Historically, the first technical school in Essendon; on of an intermediate group in the establishment of suburban schools in Melbourne; and linked with air pilot training, via proximity of Essendon Airport: of local importance.

Group

Education

Category

School - Technical