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Anne Caudle Centre

Other Names Bendigo Benevlent Asylum, former ,  Home and Hospital for the Aged Location 100 Barnard Street, BENDIGO VIC 3550 - Property No 246245 Level Included in Heritage Overlay

[1/14] Anne Caudle Centre, formerly [2/14] Nurses home, Anne Caudle [3/14] Boiler House and Laundry 1956 [4/14] East Wing 1958 [5/14] Electrical workshop 1984 [6/14] Engineering Building 1967 [7/14] Gardeners Shed post 1950 [8/14] HART former Nurses Quarters [9/14] Hydrotherapy Unit 1993 [10/14] John Lindell Rehabilitation [11/14] Kitchen & Supply Store 1990 [12/14] North Wing 1973-74 [13/14] Perrin Plaza 1992 [14/14] Streams of Care Marjorie

Statement of Significance

The benevolent home is one of Bendigo's oldest institutions andcomprises the main wing, 1868 wing, residence and lodge. It is anoutstanding complex of nineteenth century hospital buildings. Adistinctive feature of the group is its unity with the slender, pairedsemi-circular arched windows being a consistent element of eachbuilding. The superb ionic portico is also important. The buildings areset in attractive grounds and are a fine element of this historic city.