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HOUSE (MAR LODGE)

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Review

Location

33A & 33B FORRESTER STREET, ESSENDON, MOONEE VALLEY CITY

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Included in Heritage Overlay

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Essendon Conservation Study

Statement of Significance

What is significant?
The house formerly known as 'Mar Lodge', constructed c.1865 with later additions, at 33A Forrester Street, Essendon to the extent of the surviving nineteenth century form, materials and detailing is significant. It is a mid Victorian era stuccoed brick house, which is oriented to the south and has a hipped and slated main roof, transverse gabled wings and an iron, hipped roofed wing to the north. The south-facing facade has a projecting three sided bay window and three tall double hung sash windows in the main elevation. The east facing porch appears of the date range c.1890-1910 as suggested by chimney cornice form, glass patterns and ridge details whilst the northern and south-western wings may be earlier.

Alterations and additions dating from the inter-war period or later and other buildings on the site are not significant.

How it is significant?
The former 'Mar Lodge' is of local historic significance to the City of Moonee Valley.

Why is it significant?
Historically, it is significant as an example of a house associated with an early phase of settlement in Essendon prior to suburban development in the twentieth century. Many of these early houses were lost as a result of later subdivision and development and the significance of this place is enhanced by its rarity as one of a small number of surviving examples. Although altered, the surviving Victorian form, materials and detailing, and position and orientation of the house facing away from the street clearly identify it as an early house pre-dating the later subdivision that surrounds it. (Criteria A & B)

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