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Tarwin Lower Butter Factory (former)

Location 53-57 River Drive TARWIN LOWER, South Gippsland Shire Level Demolished/Removed

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Statement of Significance

What is Significant?
The former Tarwin Lower Butter Factory, constructed in 1930, at 53-57 River Drive, Tarwin Lower.

Why is it Significant?
The former Tarwin Lower Butter Factory is of local historic and aesthetic significance to the township and district of Tarwin Lower.

Historically, it demonstrates the importance of Butter Factories to the development of small rural townships. (AHC criteria - A.4 and D.2) Aesthetically, it is substantially intact example of a small freestanding interwar butter factory, and is an important landmark at the entrance to Tarwin Lower township. (AHC criterion - E.1)