Christ Church Anglican Church

1. One of the first churches to be built in what was to become Melbourne's Eastern Suburbs.

2. Illustrative of the pioneer nature of Hawthorn's development in the 1850s; of Hawthorn's planned first village reserve; and of the importance of the Burwood Road river crossing as the gateway to Hawthorn.

3. One of the most adventurous examples of Charles Vickers work and a substantially intact example of Early English Gothic Revival designs.

4. Associated with Gov. Charles La Trobe and Sir James F. Palmer.

HO220 West Hawthorn Precinct, Hawthorn

The West Hawthorn Precinct, Hawthorn, is an area of heritage significance for the following reasons:

- The place is a large and varied concentration of brick and timber Victorian worker's cottages and modest residences. Connell and Mason Streets have a good proportion of brick residences, while College, Fashoda, Spencer Streets have a higher concentration of timber workers' cottages.

- The place is representative of the growth of Hawthorn as a Victorian garden suburb from 1856-1900, particularly the use of the garden suburb ideal through the incorporation of parkland in order to improve the amenity of workers housing.

- The precinct also includes a mix of late Federation and interwar houses and flats.

Group

Religion

Category

Church