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THE TOWERS

Other Name 194 Berglund Road, Upper Beaconsfield Location 194 Berglund Road BEACONSFIELD UPPER, Cardinia Shire Level Included in Heritage Overlay

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Statement of Significance

The Towers is significant to Victoria for its expression of the lifestyle of important people, the Kitchen family, who built it in 1879 as a country retreat and the romantic towered Gothic styling of the building. The Kitchen Brothers developed the major district industries of orcharding and dairying. Their father, John Kitchen, established the J. Kitchen and Sons soap empire. Later important owners included Allan Spowers, managing director of The Argus & Australasian Ltd. newspaper company and Charles Berglund, successful businessman and orchardist. The design reflects the skilful and early use of the Gothic revival style in this towered form.

State Significance