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City of Brunswick Electricity Supply transformer station (former)
Other NameCitipower transformer substation Location785 Park Street, Brunswick VIC 3056 - Property No 2149 LevelIncl in HO area contributory |
Statement of Significance
What is significant?
The City of Brunswick Electricity Supply transformer station (former)
located at 785 Park Street, Brunswick.
How is it significant?
The City of Brunswick Electricity Supply transformer station (former)
located at 785 Park Street, Brunswick is of local historic and aesthetic
significance to the City of Moreland.
Why is it significant?
Of historical significance as a representative example of an intact and
functioning part of the infrastructure supplying Brunswick with
electricity since c.1914. It demonstrates the important role of local
Councils in the supply and distribution of electricity in the period
prior to the formation of the SEC in 1918.
Of aesthetic significance as a representative and intact example of a
public utility building that assists in demonstrating the range of
architectural styles used in the construction of substations and similar
buildings in Brunswick, and regionally, across Melbourne.
Group
Utilities - Electricity
Category
Electricity Transformer/Substation