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Brynmawr, Sacred Heart Convent & Organ

Other Name 172 Burke Road, Glen Iris Location 172 Burke Road GLEN IRIS, STONNINGTON CITY Level Included in Heritage Overlay

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Statement of Significance

A 2-storey building of 1859 to which a two-storey balcony and portico were added in the 1870s. Notable as the only identifiable work of the architect Geroge Wharton. First Classified 20/12/73 Revised: Classified Local 3/8/98Ogan Statement of Significance: This organ was built by the noted French firm of Merklin & Cie, Paris & Lyon, in the late 19th century for St Joseph's Convent, Marseilles. When the Religious Order was disbanded by government decree, the organ was shipped to Melbourne and erected in the Chapel by Fincham & Son in 1905. Apart from the addition of electric blowing, the organ appears to remain totally intact and is thus a rare example of French romantic organbuilding. The console is reversed, with terraced stop-jambs and foot-operated couplers, and the Gothic case has been grained in an oak finish. First Classified 28/7/83 Revised: Classified Local 3/8/98