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HOUSE

Other Name

Brunswick Estate Closer Settlement House, Individual

Location

30 MURRAY STREET,, BRUNSWICK WEST VIC 3055 - Property No 14152

Level

Incl in HO area indiv sig

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30 Murray St. West Brunswick

Statement of Significance

What is significant?
The house at 30 Murray Street, Brunswick West.

How is it significant?
The house at 30 Murray Street, Brunswick Westis of localaesthetic,historic and social significance to the City of Moreland.

Why is it significant?
As a reasonably intact example of a Victorian house that is one ofasmall number of surviving dwellings within the Brunswick Estatethatdemonstrate the execution of the Victorian government'sCloserSettlement Scheme, designed as a response to the devastating1890sdepression conditions in Victoria, in the early years of thetwentiethcentury. In particular, 30 Murray Street demonstrates thecommonpractice of subdivision of the original block by the ownerstoaccommodate family members. (AHC Criteria A.4 & E.1)

*A Contributory place within the Closer Settlement Houses serial listing. Please refer the serial listing citation (Hermes no. 200502) for the statement of significance for this place.

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