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LOWTHER HALL ANGLICAN GIRLS GRAMMAR SCHOOL

Other Name

Earlsbrae, House

Location

17-29 LESLIE ROAD, ESSENDON, MOONEE VALLEY CITY

Level

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Statement of Significance

This place is included on the Victorian Heritage Register (VHR H0146) as a place of State significance. Please refer to the VHR citation for the statement of significance. The local statement of significance is as follows:

Architecturally, a near externally original successful design in a grand Roman style of architecture unmatched by few other contemporary private houses for its grandeur, also possessing major internal elements, uncommon use of superposed columns and the use of a style normally reserved for public buildings: of State importance.

Historically, representative of Essendon's pastoral period and more directly its richest industrialist family arising from the pastoral wealth: of regional importance.

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