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CARLTON GARDENS PRIMARY SCHOOL

Other Names

PRIMARY SCHOOL NO. 2605 , RATHDOWNE STREET PRIMARY SCHOOL , CARLTON PRIMARY SCHOOL

Location

201-231 RATHDOWNE STREET CARLTON, MELBOURNE CITY

File Number

601845

Level

Registered

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Statement of Significance

What is significant?

Carlton Gardens Primary School, a two-storey Italian Gothic style building built in 1884 to the designs of the Public Works Department.

How is it significant?

Carlton Gardens Primary School is of architectural significance to the State of Victoria. It satisfies the following criterion for inclusion in the Victorian Heritage Register:

Criterion D

Importance in demonstrating the principal characteristics of a class of cultural places and objects.

Why is it significant?

Carlton Gardens Primary School is architecturally significant as a fine example of Italian Gothic primary school architecture which is functional and responsive to the site. The design has presence and makes a strong statement in the streetscape as it stands within its confined boundary lines. Its internal layout is uncommon, with a central corridor stretching between two staircases on either side of the north and south walls and classrooms carefully positioned on either side of it. The design ensures well-lit rooms and corridors, unlike many other school designs of that period, despite the small allotment. The building is notable for its exterior detailing and careful use of limestone, basalt and polychromatic brickwork. [Criterion D]

Group

Education