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4-6 Rusden Street

Other Name Former Prahran and Malvern Tramways Trust sub station Location 4-6 Rusden Street ELSTERNWICK, GLEN EIRA CITY Level Included in Heritage Overlay

[1/1] 6-8 Rusden Street Elsternwick,

Statement of Significance

The former P & MTT sub station at 6-8 Rusden Street, Elsternwick, is a parapeted red brick and stuccoed building, erected in 1914, presumably to the design of the Trust's architect, L.J. Flannagan. It has architectural and historical significance.

Its architectural significance derives from its readily recognisable form as a tramway substation in a predominantly residential area. Its historical significance derives from its association with the former Prahran and Malvern Tramways Trust, the largest and most successful undertaking of its kind, demonstrating an aspect of the expansion of the system prior to the M & MTB takeover of 1920. Although comparable with other structures of its type, it is the only freestanding sub station to have been built by the P & MTT.