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IRON HOUSES

Other Name

Individual, 1860

Location

181-183, 187, 189 BRUNSWICK ROAD, BRUNSWICK, MORELAND CITY

Level

Included in Heritage Overlay

Statement of Significance

The iron cottages at 181-183 and 187-189 Brunswick Road, Brunswick, are of state historical, technological and architectural Significance. They are rare surviving examples of prefabricated houses which were imported from England in the gold rush period. They derive historical Significance from their connections with the Rev William Jarrett, who established of one of Brunswick's two earliest colleges in 1852, and with the Glew family, local brickmakers, who owned one of the cottages for approximately 100 years.

Group

Residential buildings (private)

Category

House