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FORMER BENDIGO FIRE STATION

Location

58 VIEW STREET BENDIGO, GREATER BENDIGO CITY

File Number

10/016328-01

Level

Registered

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Statement of Significance

The Former Bendigo Fire Station was constructed in 1898-9 to the design of prominent local architect, William Beebe. The building was the first fire station in Bendigo built under the provisions of the Fire Brigades Act 1890, which saw several private and volunteer fire brigades in Bendigo amalgamated under the auspices of the Country Fire Authority, constituted under the 1890 Act. The Bendigo Fire Station was constructed to house accommodation for the fire brigade as well as a residence. The two storeyed face brick building has contrasting stucco detailing and is a fine example of the work of the architect, William Beebe who is associated with several prominent and distinctive Bendigo buildings in a red brick Queen Anne revival style characteristic of the fire station.

The Former Bendigo Fire Station is of historical and architectural importance to the State of Victoria.

The Former Fire Station has historical importance as an intact example of a turn-of-the-century fire station, the design of which provides a good understanding of the early use of the building. The building is a rare surviving example of a regional fire station built as a result of the formation of the Country Fire Authority constituted by the Fire Brigades Act 1890.

The building has architectural importance as a well composed and interesting example of Queen Anne revival architecture designed by local architect, William Beebe.

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