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Other Name1870 Location63 & 65 UNION STREET,, BRUNSWICK VIC 3056 - Property No 6077 LevelRecommended for Heritage Overlay |
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Statement of Significance
What is significant?
How is it significant?
Why is it significant?
The brick cottages at 63 and 65 Union Street, Brunswick,
constructed c.1871-72 for (and probably by) two Irishmen, Patrick
O'Halloran and Michael Conlon, who were both labourers and brickmakers
employed in the local brickworks, are significant. Non-original
alterations and additions and the front fences are not significant.
The brick cottages at 63 and 65 Union Street, Brunswick, are of
local historical and representative significance to the City of
Moreland.
They are of historical significance as tangible evidence of the
early development of this part of Brunswick as an area for
working-class housing. They are examples of the simple brick cottages
constructed in and around the clay pits and brickworks of Brunswick in
the pre-1880 period by workers employed in the brickmaking industries.
They are also of historical significance as rare evidence of the area
of formerly known as 'Irishtown', due to the concentration of
working-class Irish residing in this quarter of Brunswick. (Criteria A
& B)
They are significant as representative examples of early
Victorian cottages in Brunswick, being modest in detail, small in
size, and of local brick construction. The significance is enhanced by
their survival as a pair. (Criterion D)
They are significant for
the potential to provide further information about the early bricks
produced in Brunswick and the vernacular building techniques used by
the original owner/builders. (Criterion C)
Group
Residential buildings (private)
Category
House