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Queens Park
Location776-778 MT ALEXANDER ROAD, and 10 & 20 THE STRAND, MOONEE PONDS, MOONEE VALLEY CITY LevelIncluded in Heritage Overlay |
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Statement of Significance
Queen's Park had developed within a landscape style which had
continued since the 1850s until World War One, and hence a mature
framework of ornamental deciduous and evergreen exotics was allowed to
develop as a backdrop to the addition of the picturesque lake and the
rustic lodges and rotundas on its shores. Much of this character has
survived, comparing favourably with any other suburban reserve in
Melbourne in this respect.
Its designer and curator John Oliver was responsible for noted
landscape work in the middle suburbs such as Northcote's High Street
boulevard and the now departed, Hicks' tea gardens. It is Essendon's
and the region's foremost period park.
Group
Parks, Gardens and Trees
Category
Park or Garden Precinct