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LEONGATHA COURT HOUSE (FORMER)
Location2 MCCARTIN STREET, LEONGATHA, SOUTH GIPPSLAND SHIRE LevelIncluded in Heritage Overlay |
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Statement of Significance
What is significant? Aesthetically, it is a notable example in the Shire of Federation Freestyle design by the Public Works Department and is an integral part of the highly important group of civic buildings that are an essential part of the historic character of Leongatha. (AHC criterion - E.1)
The former Leongatha Court House, constructed by Frogley & Smith in 1912 at 2 McCartin Street, Leongatha.
Why is it significant?
The former Leongatha Court House, 2 McCartin Street, Leongatha is of local historic, social and aesthetic significance to South Gippsland Shire.
Historically & Socially, it was the first permanent Court building to be constructed in Leongatha and only the third in the Shire. It is therefore highly important in demonstrating the development of public institutions in the Shire and the growing importance of Leongatha as a commercial and civic centre in the Shire in the early part of the 20th Century. (AHC criteria - A.4 and D.2)
Group
Law Enforcement
Category
Law Court